LessonsConveying Knowledge, Respect, Steadfastness, Taqwa, and Good Character (Hadith 139–145)Quiz

ImperativeAddresseeMeaning
بَلِّغُواPluralConvey
أَنْزِلُواPluralGive due place
اشْفَعُواPluralIntercede
قُلْSingularSay
دَعْSingularLeave
اسْتَقِمْSingularRemain steadfast

For these plural imperatives, the ending واو الجماعة helps identify a group addressee. Singular imperatives do not have this ending. Read the form in its context rather than guessing from meaning alone.

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Important imperative forms: singular and plural

Conveying Knowledge, Respect, Steadfastness, Taqwa, and Good Character (Hadith 139–145)

ImperativeAddresseeMeaning
بَلِّغُواPluralConvey
أَنْزِلُواPluralGive due place
اشْفَعُواPluralIntercede
قُلْSingularSay
دَعْSingularLeave
اسْتَقِمْSingularRemain steadfast

For these plural imperatives, the ending واو الجماعة helps identify a group addressee. Singular imperatives do not have this ending. Read the form in its context rather than guessing from meaning alone.