تُصَدِّقْbelieve

Example sentences

• وَإِنْ قِيلَ لَكَ إِنَّ أَحْمَقَ خَرَجَ إِلَى بَلَدٍ فَاسْتَفَادَ عَقْلًا فَلَا تُصَدِّقْ

  And if it is said to you that a fool went to a town and gained sense, then do not believe it.

  تُصَدِّقْ — believe. A 'you' present-tense verb pushed into a clipped (jussive) ending by the negator before it, the two together making a 'do not ...' command. The shortened ending is the trace of that governing particle. It directs the listener to withhold belief.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →