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Al-Ma'idah · 5:15

O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger making clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture and overlooking much. There has come to you from Allāh a light and a clear Book [i.e., the Qur’ān]

Sahih International

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يَـٰٓأَهْلَ

yāahla

O People

Word breakdown

يَٰٓ

Harf · Vocative particle

O!

أَهْلَ

Ism · Noun

O People

RootاهلAhl

family, people, folk, worthy of

127× in the Quran · Common

LemmaأَهْلNoun

Grammar rules

Vocative يا (O!)

يَـٰٓأَهْلَ (O People) uses the vocative — it's calling out to someone or addressing them directly.

We add "O" before the name — "O O People!"

Lesson 21 · Advanced Nasb Cases