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Verse (5:104), Word 18 - Quranic Grammar

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The eighteenth word of verse (5:104) 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 (5) sūrat l-māidah (The Table spread with Food)


(5:104:18)
kāna
(that)
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (5:104)

The analysis above refers to the 104th verse of chapter 5 (sūrat l-māidah):

Sahih International: And when it is said to them, "Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger," they say, "Sufficient for us is that upon which we found our fathers." Even though their fathers knew nothing, nor were they guided?

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