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Verse (22:17), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (22:17) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is hā wāw dāl (ه و د). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (22) sūrat l-ḥaj (The Pilgrimage)


(22:17:5)
hādū
were Jews
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb → Judaism
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (22:17)

The analysis above refers to the seventeenth verse of chapter 22 (sūrat l-ḥaj):

Sahih International: Indeed, those who have believed and those who were Jews and the Sabeans and the Christians and the Magians and those who associated with Allah - Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed Allah is, over all things, Witness.

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