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ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
Sentence structure
ثُمَّ كَانَ continues the description; its noun is understood هُوَ and مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ is the predicate. ءَامَنُوا۟ is the relative clause; both وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ clauses are coordinated with it and take prepositional complements.

Ayah summary
Then he should be among the believers who urge one another to patience and mercy.

ثُمَّ — Then
Grammar: A conjunction indicating sequence with delay.

كَانَ — he is
Grammar: A defective third-person masculine-singular perfect with understood noun/subject هُوَ and a prepositional predicate.

مِنَ — of
Grammar: A preposition governing the following relative pronoun and beginning the predicate of كَانَ.

ٱلَّذِينَ — those who
Grammar: A masculine-plural relative pronoun in the genitive position after مِنَ.

ءَامَنُوا۟ — believe
Grammar: A Form IV third-person masculine-plural perfect; attached وا۟ is the subject and the clause completes the relative pronoun.

وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ — and enjoin (each other)
Grammar: وَ coordinates; تَوَاصَ is a Form VI masculine-plural perfect and attached وْا۟ its subject.

بِٱلصَّبْرِ — to patience
Grammar: بِ is a preposition, ٱل the definite article, and صَّبْرِ its masculine genitive noun linked to تَوَاصَوْا۟.

وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ — and enjoin (each other)
Grammar: وَ coordinates; تَوَاصَ is a Form VI masculine-plural perfect and attached وْا۟ its subject.

بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ — to compassion
Grammar: بِ is a preposition, ٱل the definite article, and مَرْحَمَةِ its feminine genitive noun linked to the verb. This phrase is linked to «تَوَاصَوْا۟».

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Surah Al-Balad · Ayah 17

Surah Al-Balad — Part 2

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
Sentence structure
ثُمَّ كَانَ continues the description; its noun is understood هُوَ and مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ is the predicate. ءَامَنُوا۟ is the relative clause; both وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ clauses are coordinated with it and take prepositional complements.

Ayah summary
Then he should be among the believers who urge one another to patience and mercy.

ثُمَّ — Then
Grammar: A conjunction indicating sequence with delay.

كَانَ — he is
Grammar: A defective third-person masculine-singular perfect with understood noun/subject هُوَ and a prepositional predicate.

مِنَ — of
Grammar: A preposition governing the following relative pronoun and beginning the predicate of كَانَ.

ٱلَّذِينَ — those who
Grammar: A masculine-plural relative pronoun in the genitive position after مِنَ.

ءَامَنُوا۟ — believe
Grammar: A Form IV third-person masculine-plural perfect; attached وا۟ is the subject and the clause completes the relative pronoun.

وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ — and enjoin (each other)
Grammar: وَ coordinates; تَوَاصَ is a Form VI masculine-plural perfect and attached وْا۟ its subject.

بِٱلصَّبْرِ — to patience
Grammar: بِ is a preposition, ٱل the definite article, and صَّبْرِ its masculine genitive noun linked to تَوَاصَوْا۟.

وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ — and enjoin (each other)
Grammar: وَ coordinates; تَوَاصَ is a Form VI masculine-plural perfect and attached وْا۟ its subject.

بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ — to compassion
Grammar: بِ is a preposition, ٱل the definite article, and مَرْحَمَةِ its feminine genitive noun linked to the verb. This phrase is linked to «تَوَاصَوْا۟».