Quran 20:90: The Last Testament

Aaron had told them before: "My people, you are being tested with it. Your Lord is the Gracious, so follow me and obey my command!"

Translation endnotes

[20:83-98] Aaron is criticized for being a passive bystander here. However, the Biblical version of the story puts Aaron in the rank of idolaters. See Old Testament, Exodus 32:2.

20:90Verse 2456 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَلَقَدْ

walaqad

And verily

General Arabic dictionary

Corpus form قد. Dictionary lookup may use a verified citation form when the corpus form is inflected.

Meaning in this ayah

And verily

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaلَlaقَqaدْd

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ROOTNot applicable

WHAT THIS ISA word with an identified role with 2 attached parts

What this word is doing

“وَ” (wa)a joining word meaning “and.” It connects this word to what came before.Corpus grammarCONJ — prefixed conjunction wa (and).

“لَ” (la)This prefix adds emphasis to the word or statement that follows.Corpus grammarEMPH — prefixed emph particle.

“قَدْ” (qad)This word adds certainty, like “certainly” or “indeed.”Corpus grammarCERT — cert particle.