Word Analysis — The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:28
al-A`raf · Verse 28 of 206
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
Yet when [these people] do something disgraceful, they say, ‘We found our forefathers doing this,’ and, ‘God has commanded us to do this.’ Say [Prophet], ‘God does not command disgraceful deeds. How can you say about God things that you do not know [to be true]?’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And when |
وَإِذَا
(wa-idhā)
|
إ ذ ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| they do |
فَعَلُوا۟
(faʿalū)
|
ف ع ل |
Verb
V
|
| immorality |
فَٰحِشَةً
(fāḥishatan)
|
ف ح ش |
Noun
Noun
|
| they say |
قَالُوا۟
(qālū)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| We found |
وَجَدْنَا
(wajadnā)
|
و ج د |
Verb
V
|
| on it |
عَلَيْهَآ
(ʿalayhā)
|
ع ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| our forefathers |
ءَابَآءَنَا
(ābāanā)
|
أ ب و |
Noun
Noun
|
| and Allah |
وَٱللَّهُ
(wal-lahu)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| (has) ordered us |
أَمَرَنَا
(amaranā)
|
أ م ر |
Verb
V
|
| of it |
بِهَا
(bihā)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| Say |
قُلْ
(qul)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| Indeed |
إِنَّ
(inna)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| Allah |
ٱللَّهَ
(l-laha)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| (does) not |
لَا
(lā)
|
ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| order |
يَأْمُرُ
(yamuru)
|
أ م ر |
Verb
V
|
| immorality |
بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِ
(bil-faḥshāi)
|
ف ح ش |
Noun
Noun
|
| Do you say |
أَتَقُولُونَ
(ataqūlūna)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| about |
عَلَى
(ʿalā)
|
ع ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| Allah |
ٱللَّهِ
(l-lahi)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| what |
مَا
(mā)
|
م ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| not |
لَا
(lā)
|
ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you know |
تَعْلَمُونَ
(taʿlamūna)
|
ع ل م |
Verb
V
|