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Al-Ahqaf · 46:21

And mention, [O Muḥammad], the brother of ʿAad, when he warned his people in [the region of] al-Aḥqāf - and warners had already passed on before him and after him - [saying], "Do not worship except Allāh. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."

Sahih International

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۞ وَٱذْكُرْ

wa-udh'kur

And mention

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

اذْكُرْ

Fi'l · Verb

And mention

Rootذكر*kr

recollection, admonition, remembrance

292× in the Quran · Common

LemmaذَكَرَVerb (form I) - to remember, to mention

Grammar rules

Command verb

۞ وَٱذْكُرْ (And mention) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.

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

Lesson 10 · Commands & Future
Conjunction وَ (and)

۞ وَٱذْكُرْ (And mention) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles