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Al-Anfal · Ayah 25

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And fear

وَٱتَّقُوا۟

And fear

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

ٱتَّقُFi'l · Verb

2nd personMasculinePluralImperativeForm ((VIII))

Rootوقي

★★★★Very common

to fear Allah, guard against evil, consciousness of Allah, piety

Lemmaٱتَّقَىٰ

Verb (form VIII) - to be righteous, to fear (Allah)

وا۟Ism · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (2nd person masculine plural)

you all/your

2nd personMasculinePlural

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Command verb

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ (And fear) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.

We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"

Verb form VIII — reflexive

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ (And fear) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.

We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ (And fear) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

And fear a trial which will not strike those who have wronged among you exclusively, and know that Allāh is severe in penalty.

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