اهْدِ
A word in the Arabic language will either be 1) a verb or 2) a noun or 3) a particle – اهْدِ is a verb
A verb will either be 1) past tense or 2) present or future tense or 3) a command or request verb, also called an imperative – اهْدِ is a command verb
To guide, show with kindness the right path, lead to the right path, to make one follow the right path till one reaches the goal
Guide
| Grammatical analysis of اهْدِ |
| فِعْلُ أَمْرٍ مَبْنِيٌّ عَلَى حَزْفِ حَرْفِ إِلَّى |
| فَاعِلُهُ ضَمِيْرٌ مُسْتَتِرٌ تَقْدِيْرُهُ أَنْتَ |
| مُعْتَلُّ الَّامِ | المُخَاطِبُ أَنْتَ | النَّاقِصُ | فِعْلٌ تَامٌّ | ه د ي | هَدَى يَهْدِي | بَابٌ ضَرَبَ |
| Weak 3rd radical | Subject You | Weak Verb | Complete verb | Root | ض | اَلْمَصْدَرُ |
| فِعْلٌ | Imam Al Ghazali | |||||
| Verb of command/Request | فِعْلُ أَمْرٍ | Present and future tense verb | فِعْلٌ مُضَارِعٌ | Past tense verb | فِعْلٌ مَاضٍ | |
| He guides | يَهْدِي | He guided | هَدَى | |||
| They two guide | يَهْدِيَانِ | They two guided | هَدَيَا | |||
| They all guide | يَهْدُوْنَ | They guided | هَدَوْا | |||
| She guides | تَهْدِي | She guided | هَدَيَتْ | |||
| They two (feminine) guide | تَهْدِيَانِ | They two (feminine) guided | هَدَيَتَا | |||
| They all (feminine) guide | يَهْدِيْنَ | They (feminine) guided | هَدَيْنَ | |||
| Guide | اهْدِ | You guide | تَهْدِي | You guided | هَدَيْتَ | |
| You two guide | اهْدِيَا | You two guide | تَهْدِيَانِ | You two guided | هَدَيْتُمَا | |
| You all guide | اهْدُوْا | You all guide | تَهْدُوْنَ | You all guided | هَدَيْتُمْ | |
| You (feminine) guide | اهْدِي | You (feminine) guide | تَهْدِيْنَ | You (feminine) guided | هَدَيْتِ | |
| You two (feminine) guide | اهْدِيَا | You two (feminine) guide | تَهْدِيَانِ | You two (feminine) guided | هَدَيْتُمَا | |
| You all (feminine) guide | اِهْدِيْنَ | You all (feminine) guide | تَهْدِيْنَ | You all (feminine) guided | هَدَيْتُنَّ | |
| I guide | أَهْدِي | I guided | هَدَيْتُ | |||
| We guide | نَهْدِي | We guided | هَدَيْنَا | |||
| Surah/ | Below is the only verse in the holy Quran containing the second person, singular, imperative verb | اهْدِ |
| Verse | ||
| 1-6 | Guide us to the straight path | اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ المُسْتَقِيْمَ |