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Verse (2:13), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (2:13) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A conjunction and time adverb. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and".

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow)


(2:13:1)
wa-idhā
And when
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
T – time adverb
الواو عاطفة
ظرف زمان

Verse (2:13)

The analysis above refers to the thirteenth verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: And when it is said to them, "Believe as the people have believed," they say, "Should we believe as the foolish have believed?" Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not.

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