A1verb
اِسْتَطَاعَ
istaṭāʿa
to be able to / can
Example
استطعتُ أن أنهيَ العملَ
istaṭaʿtu an unhiya al-ʿamala
I was able to finish the work
Grammar
Form X hollow verb (اِسْتَفْعَلَ). Past: istaṭā'a, Present: yastaṭī'u. Followed by an + subjunctive.
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B1verb
أَطَاعَ
aṭāʿa
he obeyed
Example
وَمَنْ يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ فَازَ فَوْزًا عَظِيمًا
wa-man yuṭiʿi Allāha wa-rasūlahū faqad fāza fawzan ʿaẓīmā
And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly attained a great triumph (33:71)
Grammar
Form IV verb (أَفْعَلَ). Past: أَطَاعَ, Present: يُطِيعُ. Related: طَاعَةٌ (obedience), مُطِيعٌ (obedient). Opposite: عَصَى (disobeyed).
Culture
Obedience to God and His Messenger is a core principle. The Quran frequently pairs them together, establishing the Sunnah (prophetic practice) as a source of religious law.