← Al-Munafiqun
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Al-Munafiqun · Ayah 2
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Translation
They take
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ (They take) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Verb form VIII — reflexive
ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ (They take) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".
Sahih International
They have taken their oaths as a cover, so they averted [people] from the way of Allāh. Indeed, it was evil that they were doing.
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