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Verse (2:170), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (2:170) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and time adverb. The connective particle wa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events.

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow)


(2:170:1)
wa-idhā
And when
REM – prefixed resumption particle
T – time adverb
الواو استئنافية
ظرف زمان

Verse (2:170)

The analysis above refers to the 170th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing." Even though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided?

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