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Al-Ma'arij · 70:1

A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen

Sahih International

Word 1 of 4

سَأَلَ

sa-ala

Asked

Word breakdown

سَأَلَ

Fi'l · Verb

Asked

RootسالsAl

to ask, demand, question

129× in the Quran · Common

LemmaسَأَلَVerb (form I) - to ask

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

سَأَلَ (Asked) 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