Hafiz soon
Az-Zumar · 39:55
And follow the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord [i.e., the Qur’ān] before the punishment comes upon you suddenly while you do not perceive,
Sahih International
Word 1 of 16
وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟
wa-ittabiʿū
And follow
Word breakdown
و
Harf · Conjunctionand
اتبعُ
Fi'l · VerbAnd follow
RootتبعtbE
to follow
172× in the Quran · Common
LemmaٱتَّبَعَVerb (form VIII) - to follow
وا
Ism · Personal pronounyou all/your
Grammar rules
Command verb
وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟ (And follow) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Lesson 10 · Commands & FutureVerb form VIII — reflexive
وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟ (And follow) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".
Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–XConjunction وَ (and)
وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟ (And follow) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles