Al-A'raf
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Al-A'raf · Ayah 70

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Translation

They said

Word Breakdown

قَالُوٓا۟

They said

Word Breakdown

قَالُFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculinePluralPast
Rootقول
Very common

to say, speak, tell

Lemmaقَالَ

Verb (form I) - to say

وٓا۟Ism · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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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.

Sahih International

They said, "Have you come to us that we should worship Allāh alone and leave what our fathers have worshipped? Then bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the truthful."

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