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At-Tawbah · 9:31
They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allāh, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.
Sahih International
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ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟
ittakhadhū
They have taken
Word breakdown
اتخذُ
Fi'l · VerbThey have taken
RootاخذAx*
to take, seize, grasp; to punish, hold accountable
273× in the Quran · Common
LemmaٱتَّخَذَVerb (form VIII) - to take
وا
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ (They have taken) 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 & PresentVerb form VIII — reflexive
ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ (They have taken) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".
Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X