37:149

As-Saffat · Ayah 149

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Then ask them

فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ

Then ask them

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

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

همْIsm · Personal pronoun

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

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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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]!"

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]".

So inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons?

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