Al-An'am
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Al-An'am · Ayah 80

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Translation

And argued with him

Word Breakdown

وَحَآجَّهُۥ

And argued with him

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes speech after parenthetical

and

حَآجَّFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPastForm ((III))
Rootحجج
Common

to argue, contend with proof; pilgrimage to Mecca

Lemmaحَآجَّ

Verb (form III) - to argue

هُۥIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine singular)

him/his/it

3rd personMasculineSingular

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَحَآجَّهُۥ (And argued with him) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Verb form III — mutual action
وَحَآجَّهُۥ (And argued with him) uses form III (فَاعَلَ) — it describes doing something with or to each other.
The action involves two parties.

Sahih International

And his people argued with him. He said, "Do you argue with me concerning Allāh while He has guided me? And I fear not what you associate with Him [and will not be harmed] unless my Lord should will something. My Lord encompasses all things in knowledge; then will you not remember?

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