Hafiz soon
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 · VerbAsked
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