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As-Saffat · Ayah 11

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Translation

Then ask them

Word Breakdown

فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ

Then ask them

Word Breakdown

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

L4 Particles

اسْتفْتFi'l · Verb

2nd personMasculineSingularImperativeForm ((X))

Rootفتي

★★★★Common

youth, young person; to give legal ruling, interpret

Lemmaيَسْتَفْتُ

Verb (form X) - to seek ruling, to inquire, to ask

L1 Arabic Word TypesL10 Commands & FutureL13 Verb Families V–X

همْIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

L3 Pronouns & Pointing

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Grammar Rules

Command verb

فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ (Then ask them) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.

We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"

L10 Commands & Future

Verb form X — seeking/requesting

فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ (Then ask them) uses form X (إِسْتَفْعَلَ) — it means seeking or asking for the action.

We translate it as "to seek [action]" or "to ask for [action]".

L13 Verb Families V–X

Sahih International

Then inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created them [i.e., men] from sticky clay.

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