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Verse (3:95), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (3:95) 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 form VIII imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is tā bā ʿayn (ت ب ع). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān)


(3:95:4)
fa-ittabiʿū
then follow
REM – prefixed resumption particle
V – 2nd person masculine plural (form VIII) imperative verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الفاء استئنافية
فعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (3:95)

The analysis above refers to the 95th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: Say, " Allah has told the truth. So follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not of the polytheists."

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