Hafiz soon
Al-Ma'idah · 5:85
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.
Sahih International
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فَأَثَـٰبَهُمُ
fa-athābahumu
So rewarded them
Word breakdown
فَ
Harf · Causal particlebecause
أَثَٰبَ
Fi'l · VerbSo rewarded them
Rootثوبvwb
to reward, recompense; garment, clothing
28× in the Quran · Rare
LemmaأَثَٰبَVerb (form IV) - to reward
هُمُ
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
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.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentVerb 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]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV