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Al-Qamar · 54:24

And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.

Sahih International

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فَقَالُوٓا۟

faqālū

And said

Word breakdown

ف

Harf · Conjunction

and then

قالُ

Fi'l · Verb

And said

Rootقولqwl

to say, speak, tell

1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common

LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say

وا

Ism · Personal pronoun

them/their

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

فَقَالُوٓا۟ (And said) 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 & Present
Conjunction فَ (and then/so)

فَقَالُوٓا۟ (And said) starts with فَ, which means "and then" or "so" — it shows sequence or consequence.

We add "and then" or "so" to show the order of events.

Lesson 4 · Particles