So they proceeded until they came across a boy, and the man killed him. Moses protested, “Have you killed an innocent soul, who killed no one? You have certainly done a horrible thing.”
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زكية
Readers
Abū Jaʿfar
Ibn ʿĀmir
Nāfiʿ
Ḥamzah
Ibn Kathīr
Khalaf
Abū ʿAmr
al-Kisāʾī
Yaʿqūb
ʿĀṣim
Readings:
زَكِيَّةً
zakiyyatan
زَاكِيَةً
zākiyatan
“an innocent person”
Explanation:
These readings represent linguistic options for this noun and are identical in meaning [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 represent linguistic options for this noun and are identical in meaning [al-Mahdawi].