The twelfth word of verse (2:150) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A result particle, verb and subject pronoun. The result particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate the result of a condition. The form II imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is wāw lām yā (و ل ي). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:150:12) fawallū [so] turn
RSLT – prefixed result particle V – 2nd person masculine plural (form II) imperative verb PRON – subject pronoun	الفاء واقعة في جواب الشرط فعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (2:150)

The analysis above refers to the 150th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: And from wherever you go out [for prayer], turn your face toward al-Masjid al-haram. And wherever you [believers] may be, turn your faces toward it in order that the people will not have any argument against you, except for those of them who commit wrong; so fear them not but fear Me. And [it is] so I may complete My favor upon you and that you may be guided.

See Also

• English Translations
• Imperative Verbs
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root wāw lām yā

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