I never called them to witness the creation of the heavens and the earth or ˹even˺ their own creation, nor would I take the misleaders as helpers.
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Juncture:
ما أشهدىهم
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Abū Jaʿfar
Ibn ʿĀmir
Nāfiʿ
Ḥamzah
Ibn Kathīr
Khalaf
Abū ʿAmr
al-Kisāʾī
Yaʿqūb
ʿĀṣim
Readings:
مَا أَشْهَدْتُّهُمْ
mā ashhadtuhum*
“I did not make them witnesses”
مَا أَشْهَدْنَاهُمْ
mā ashhadnāhum
“We did not make them witnesses”
Explanation:
These readings convey the same meaning, as God sometimes speaks with the singular pronoun (as in the first reading) and sometimes with the majestic plural (as in the second). These accord with the same skeletal form. *NB: this is pronounced with merged letters: ashhattuhum.
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, as God sometimes speaks with the singular pronoun (as in the first reading) and sometimes with the majestic plural (as in the second). These accord with the same skeletal form. *NB: this is pronounced with merged letters: ashhattuhum.