Al-Anfal
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Al-Anfal · Ayah 46

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Translation

And obey

Word Breakdown

وَأَطِيعُوا۟

And obey

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

أَطِيعُFi'l · Verb
2nd personMasculinePluralImperativeForm ((IV))
Rootطوع
Very common

to obey, obedience; to volunteer willingly, ability

Lemmaأَطَاعَ

Verb (form IV) - to obey

وا۟Ism · Personal pronoun

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

you all/your

2nd personMasculinePlural

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Grammar Rules

Command verb
وَأَطِيعُوا۟ (And obey) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Verb form IV — causative
وَأَطِيعُوا۟ (And obey) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَأَطِيعُوا۟ (And obey) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And obey Allāh and His Messenger, and do not dispute and [thus] lose courage and [then] your strength would depart; and be patient. Indeed, Allāh is with the patient.

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