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Verse (11:14), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (11:14) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A resumption particle, verb and subject pronoun. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is ʿayn lām mīm (ع ل م). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (11) sūrat hūd (Hud)


(11:14:4)
fa-iʿ'lamū
then know
REM – prefixed resumption particle
V – 2nd person masculine plural imperative verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الفاء استئنافية
فعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (11:14)

The analysis above refers to the fourteenth verse of chapter 11 (sūrat hūd):

Sahih International: And if they do not respond to you - then know that the Qur'an was revealed with the knowledge of Allah and that there is no deity except Him. Then, would you [not] be Muslims?

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