They argued, “We did not break our promise to you of our own free will, but we were made to carry the burden of the people’s ˹golden˺ jewellery,1 then we threw it ˹into the fire˺, and so did the Sâmiri.”
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Juncture:
بملكنا
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Abū Jaʿfar
Ibn ʿĀmir
Nāfiʿ
Ḥamzah
Ibn Kathīr
Khalaf
Abū ʿAmr
al-Kisāʾī
Yaʿqūb
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Readings:
بِمَلۡكِنَا
bi-malkinā
بِمِلۡكِنَا
bi-milkinā
بِمُلۡكِنَا
bi-mulkinā
“of our own accord”
Explanation:
These readings represent linguistic options for this noun and are identical in meaning, though the first two are derived from the meaning of "possession" and the last is from the meaning of "authority" [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
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
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Explanation:
These readings represent linguistic options for this noun and are identical in meaning, though the first two are derived from the meaning of "possession" and the last is from the meaning of "authority" [al-Mahdawi].