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Al-A'raf · 7:156
And decree for us in this world [that which is] good and [also] in the Hereafter; indeed, we have turned back to You." [Allāh] said, "My punishment - I afflict with it whom I will, but My mercy encompasses all things." So I will decree it [especially] for those who fear Me and give zakāh and those who believe in Our verses-
Sahih International
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۞ وَٱكْتُبْ
wa-uk'tub
And ordain
Word breakdown
وَ
Harf · Conjunctionand
ٱكْتُبْ
Fi'l · VerbAnd ordain
Rootكتبktb
to write, prescribe, decree; book, scripture
319× in the Quran · Very common
LemmaكَتَبَVerb (form I) - to write, to prescribe, to ordain
Grammar rules
Command verb
۞ وَٱكْتُبْ (And ordain) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Lesson 10 · Commands & FutureConjunction وَ (and)
۞ وَٱكْتُبْ (And ordain) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles