ائْتُواgo to

Example sentences

• وَلَكِنْ ائْتُوا نُوحًا،

  But go to Noah.

  ائْتُوا — go to. A command aimed at a group: the verb-stem with the plural-addressee ending that means 'you all', so no separate 'you' is needed. The opening vowel is a helper to start the cluster of consonants. It directs the listeners to go, with the destination-person named in the object that follows.

  From: Intercession on Judgment Day →

• وَلَكِنْ ائْتُوا مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

  But come to Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace.

  ائْتُوا — come. A command to a group: the verb-stem with the plural-addressee ending meaning 'you all', the 'you' built in. The opening vowel starts the consonant cluster. It directs the listeners to go, with the destination-person named in the object that follows.

  From: Intercession on Judgment Day →