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Verse (17:57), Word 17 - Quranic Grammar

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The seventeenth word of verse (17:57) is a perfect verb (فعل ماض). The verb is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

Chapter (17) sūrat l-isrā (The Night Journey)


(17:57:17)
kāna
is
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (17:57)

The analysis above refers to the 57th verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā):

Sahih International: Those whom they invoke seek means of access to their Lord, [striving as to] which of them would be nearest, and they hope for His mercy and fear His punishment. Indeed, the punishment of your Lord is ever feared.

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