Hafiz soon
Al-Muddaththir · 74:24
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
Sahih International
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فَقَالَ
faqāla
Then he said
Word breakdown
فَ
Harf · Conjunctionand then
قَالَ
Fi'l · VerbThen he said
Rootقولqwl
to say, speak, tell
1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَقَالَ (Then he said) 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 & PresentConjunction فَ (and then/so)
فَقَالَ (Then he said) starts with فَ, which means "and then" or "so" — it shows sequence or consequence.
We add "and then" or "so" to show the order of events.
Lesson 4 · Particles