And obey Allāh and obey the Messenger and beware. And if you turn away - then know that upon Our Messenger is only [the responsibility for] clear notification.
Sahih International
وَأَطِيعُوا۟
wa-aṭīʿū
And obey
Word breakdown
وَ
Harf · Conjunctionand
أَطِيعُ
Fi'l · VerbAnd obey
to obey, obedience; to volunteer willingly, ability
129× in the Quran · Common
وا۟
Ism · Personal pronounyou all/your
Grammar rules
وَأَطِيعُوا۟ (And obey) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Lesson 10 · Commands & Futureوَأَطِيعُوا۟ (And obey) 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–IVوَأَطِيعُوا۟ (And obey) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles