Allah responded ˹to Moses and Aaron˺,1 “Your prayer is answered! So be steadfast and do not follow the way of those who do not know.”
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Juncture:
ولا تتبعان
Readers
Abū Jaʿfar
Ibn ʿĀmir
Nāfiʿ
Ḥamzah
Ibn Kathīr
Khalaf
Abū ʿAmr
al-Kisāʾī
Yaʿqūb
ʿĀṣim
Readings:
تَتَّبِعانِّ
wa-lā tattabiʿānni
“and do not follow...”
This reading has a jussive dual verb for prohibition, with the doubled nun appended for emphasis.
تَتَّبِعَانِ
wa-lā tattabiʿāni
“and do not follow...” OR "without following"
This is either a lightened form, or lā here is for negation, and the phrase is either a circumstantive or a statement intended for prohibition. NB: one narration from Hishām (narrator from Ibn ʿĀmir) accords with the majority reading.
Explanation:
These readings convey the same meaning in slightly different ways [al-Mahdawi].
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
Explanation:
These readings convey the same meaning in slightly different ways [al-Mahdawi].