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Al-Mujadila · 58:21
Allāh has written [i.e., decreed], "I will surely overcome, I and My messengers." Indeed, Allāh is Powerful and Exalted in Might.
Sahih International
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كَتَبَ
kataba
Allah has decreed
Word breakdown
كتب
Fi'l · VerbAllah has decreed
Rootكتبktb
to write, prescribe, decree; book, scripture
319× in the Quran · Very common
LemmaكَتَبَVerb (form I) - to write, to prescribe, to ordain
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
كَتَبَ (Allah has decreed) 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