002:014

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                               002:014

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وَاِذَا قِيۡلَ لَهُمۡ اٰمِنُوۡا كَمَاۤ اٰمَنَ النَّاسُ قَالُوۡاۤ اَنُؤۡمِنُ كَمَاۤ اٰمَنَ السُّفَهَآءُ‌ ؕ اَلَاۤ اِنَّهُمۡ هُمُ السُّفَهَآءُ وَلٰـكِنۡ لَّا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ○‏

Wa  aiy-zaa  qee-la  la  hoom  aa-may-noo
Ka  maa  aa-ma-na  un-naa-so
Qaa-loo  aa  noe-may-no
Ka  maa  a-ma-na  us-so-fa-haa-o
Aa-laa  in-na  hoom  ho-mo  os-so-fa-haa-o
Wa  laa-kin  laa  yau-la-moon

 And when it was said to them, “Believe
Like what other people have believed.”
They said, “Shall we believe
Like what the foolish have believed?”
Isn’t that really they are the foolish
But they don’t know?

(The first 6 words are common in this verse and 002:092)

• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; also; but; moreover; though; when; while; whereupon; yet)
• اِذَا — Aiy-zaa — When (= Any event, occasion, opportunity or time. Also, behold; call to mind; consider; now that; ponder over; recall; reflect, remember; think of)
• قِيۡلَ — Qee-la — Was said (= v., past., pass., s., 3^rd person. Was announced, conveyed,  declared, stated or told. See Note 002:012)
• قَا لُوۡا — Qaa-loo — They said (= v., past, pl., m., 3^rdperson: All those men announced,        called, declared or told. See Note 002:012)
• لَ — La — To (= For the attention, benefit, convenience, object or purpose of. Also, belonging, concerning, intended for, regarding or relative to)
• هُمۡ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl, 3^rd person. They. Refers to self-proclaimed ‘Reformers’ mentioned in prior verse)
• اٰمِنُوۡا — Aa-may-noo — You believe (= v., pres., pl., 2^nd person. Believe in the Holy Qor-aan, become Moslems and enter the Faith of Iss-laam.  Also, admit; affirm; approve; confirm; concur; corroborate; testify; witness. See Commentary Belief and Disbelieve.
• كَ — Ka — Like (= Identical; resembling; similar to the one stated in prior verse to. Take the example or similitude of)
• مَاۤ — Maa — What (= All that; whatever; whatsoever. See Note 004:067)
• اٰمَنَ — Aa-ma-na … (un) —  Believed (= v., past., pl, 3^rd person. Believed in the Holy Qor-aan  and Iss-laam. See اٰمِنُوۡا above)
• النَّاسُ — Aun-naa-so — The people (= n., Factions; folks, mankind, groups of men, nations or  tribes. Human beings. A All people regardless of color, creed, culture or country of origin)
• قَا لُوۡا — Qaa-loo — They said (= v., past, pl., m., 3^rdperson: All those men announced,        called, declared or told. See Note 002:012)
• اَ –Aa — Shall (= A question mark like ‘Are?, ‘Can?, ‘Do?, and ‘Will?)
• نُؤۡمِنُ  — Noe-may-no — We believe (= v., pres., pl., 1^st person. Believe in the Holy Qor-aan and Iss-laam. See  اٰمِنُوۡا  above)
• كَ  — Ka — Like (= Identical; resembling; similar. See  كَ  above)
• مَاۤ — Maa — What (= All that; whatever; whatsoever. See Note 004:067)
• اٰمَنَ — Aa-ma-na … (us) — Believed (= v., past., pl, 3^rd person. Believed in the Holy Qor-aan  and Iss-laam. See  اٰمِنُوۡا  above)
• السُّفَهَآءُ‌ — So-fa-haa-o –The foolish (= n., pl., Ignorant, low-witted; retarded, silly, slow or stupid)
• اَلَاۤ — Aa-laa — Isn’t it (= This word combines two words. The first  اَ  aa) is used   to ask a question as with are, can, could, do, did, have, had, is, shell, should, was, will, would, what, etc. The second  لَا  (laa) is a word of denial that means no, not, none, neither, never, naught, etc. Together as one word it means is it not or isn’t it, was it not or wasn’t it)
• اِنَّ — In-na — Really (= Certainly; definitely; doubtlessly; indeed; positively; surely; truly; verily)
• هُمۡ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl, .m., 3^rd person. They. See  هُمۡ  above & the Note below)
• هُمُ — Ho-mo …. (os) — Them (= pro., pl, .m., 3^rd person. They. See  هُمۡ  above)
• السُّفَهَآءُ‌ — So-fa-haa-o — The foolish (= n. pl.  Ignorant, low-witted; stupid. See السُّفَهَآءُ‌ above)
• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Connects words, phrases. See  وَ  above)
• لٰـكِنَّ — Laa-kin … (la) — But (= However; nevertheless; yet)
• لَّا — Laa — Not at all (= No. Not at all. See  اَلَاۤ  above)
• يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ — Yau-la-moon — They know (= v., pres., pl., 3^rd person. Are aware or conscious.  Realize. Recognize. Understand)

** Note 002:005b.  Read our Commentary titled as “2 pronouns or 1 pro and 1 verb mean...” The phrase هُمۡ يُوۡقِنُوۡنَ “hoom-yoo-qay-noon” consists of two words.

• The first word هُمۡ (= hoom) is a pronoun that refers to ‘all those’ in masculine gender.
• The second word يُوۡقِنُوۡنَ (=Yoo-qay-noon) is a verb showing the act ‘of bearing an absolute conviction’ done by ‘them all’ (= pl., m., addressee in 3rd person).
• When a pronoun points to a person, and is followed by a verb which with one of its 14 variations refers to an action by that person, the two-worded phrase so created lays an extreme emphasis on the stated action.   Thus the phrase هُمۡ يُوۡقِنُوۡنَ “hoom-yoo-qay-noon” means ‘They really are the people with a wholesome conviction without any shadow of doubt’.
• Examples of this kind including this verse are found in 002:005; 002:013; 002:014; 002:023; 002:033; 002:034, 002:038; 002:043; 002:045 and other places in the Holy Qor-aan.