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Al-An'am · 6:29
And they say, "There is none but our worldly life, and we will not be resurrected."
Sahih International
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وَقَالُوٓا۟
waqālū
And they said
Word breakdown
وَ
Harf · Resumption particleand
قَالُ
Fi'l · VerbAnd they said
Rootقولqwl
to say, speak, tell
1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say
وٓا۟
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
وَقَالُوٓا۟ (And they 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