Al-A'raf
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Al-A'raf · Ayah 20

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Translation

Then whispered

Word Breakdown

فَوَسْوَسَ

Then whispered

Word Breakdown

فَHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

وَسْوَسَFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPast
Rootوسوس
Uncommon

whispered

Lemmaوَسْوَسَ

Verb (form I) - to whisper

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
فَوَسْوَسَ (Then whispered) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Sahih International

But Satan whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was concealed from them of their private parts. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you become angels or become of the immortal."

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