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Al-Ma'idah · Ayah 85

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Translation

So rewarded them

Word Breakdown

فَأَثَـٰبَهُمُ

So rewarded them

Word Breakdown

فَHarf · Causal particle

Causal particle: indicates cause or reason

because

L4 Particles

أَثَٰبَFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculineSingularPastForm ((IV))

Rootثوب

★★★★Common

to reward, recompense; garment, clothing

Lemmaأَثَٰبَ

Verb (form IV) - to reward

L1 Arabic Word TypesL8 Verbs — Past & PresentL12 Verb Families II–IV

هُمُIsm · Personal pronoun

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

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb

فَأَثَـٰبَهُمُ (So rewarded them) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

L8 Verbs — Past & Present

Verb form IV — causative

فَأَثَـٰبَهُمُ (So rewarded them) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").

We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".

L12 Verb Families II–IV

Sahih International

So Allāh rewarded them for what they said with gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of doers of good.

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