Az-Zukhruf
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Az-Zukhruf · Ayah 23

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Translation

And thus

Word Breakdown

وَكَذَٰلِكَ

And thus

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

كHarf · Preposition

Preposition: indicates resemblance or comparison

like/as

ذلكIsm · Demonstrative pronoun

that

MasculineSingular
Lemmaذَٰلِك

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Grammar Rules

Conjunction وَ (and)
وَكَذَٰلِكَ (And thus) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."

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