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Al-Qalam · 68:28

The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allāh]?'"

Sahih International

Word 1 of 7

قَالَ

qāla

Said

Word breakdown

قَالَ

Fi'l · Verb

Said

Rootقولqwl

to say, speak, tell

1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common

LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

قَالَ (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