Hafiz soon
Al-A'raf · 7:129
They said, "We have been harmed before you came to us and after you have come to us." He said, "Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy and grant you succession in the land and see how you will do."
Sahih International
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قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
They said
Word breakdown
قَالُ
Fi'l · VerbThey 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
قَالُوٓا۟ (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