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Verse (8:32), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (8:32) 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 (8) sūrat l-anfāl (The Spoils of War)


(8:32:5)
kāna
was
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (8:32)

The analysis above refers to the 32nd verse of chapter 8 (sūrat l-anfāl):

Sahih International: And [remember] when they said, "O Allah , if this should be the truth from You, then rain down upon us stones from the sky or bring us a painful punishment."

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