The 2 witnesses in [2:282]
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Hi
The two highlited Ta means it has to be about the women
the Ta in both "Tuddil and Tuzakir" means the two verbs are feminine
Salam
Peace Ahmed,
Could you give more explanations ?
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What is the verb ? taa-daal-laam ?
And what is its form ?
What is the tense ? imperfect (el moudara', or perfect (el madi) ?
Is it I (mutallakim), you (Moukhatab), he/she/they (Rayb) ?
Is it singular (Moufrad), dual (Mouthanna), plural (Jam'?Thanks in advance,
Peace
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Hi
The two highlited Ta means it has to be about the women
the Ta in both "Tuddil and Tuzakir" means the two verbs are feminine
Salam
Peace Ahmed,
Peace JM
Could you give more explanations ?
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What is the verb ? taa-daal-laam ?The verb is ?DDa La?, with a shadda on the Da, virtually ?Da Da La?
And what is its form ?
?DDa La?, with a shadda on the Da
What is the tense ? imperfect (el moudara', or perfect (el madi) ?
I don?t understand what you mean by imperfect or perfect?
The Ta in the verb means ?Present Tense Feminine?
el moudara = present tense
el madi = past tense
Is it I (mutallakim), you (Moukhatab), he/she/they (Rayb) ?
It is Ghayb
Is it singular (Moufrad), dual (Mouthanna), plural (Jam'?
Singular verb
Thanks in advance,
Peace
No worries
Salam
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The verb is ?DDa La?, with a shadda on the Da, virtually ?Da Da La?
And what is its form ?
?DDa La?, with a shadda on the Da
I am sorry, Ahmed, but in , I do not see the shadda on the daad (whereas there is one on the laam َ
What is the tense ? imperfect (el moudara', or perfect (el madi) ?
I don?t understand what you mean by imperfect or perfect?
The Ta in the verb means ?Present Tense Feminine?
el moudara = present tense
el madi = past tense
Is it I (mutallakim), you (Moukhatab), he/she/they (Rayb) ?
It is Ghayb
Is it singular (Moufrad), dual (Mouthanna), plural (Jam'?
Singular verb
OK verb daad-laam, present, singular, third person (ghayb), feminine ("she"
According to grammar rules, it should give a ?ta? behind the root, and a ?u? (damma) on the last letter => tadillu.
But, in the Quran, we have tadilla.
(See http//www.webarabic.com/portail/apprendre/index.php?rub=grammaire&page=4§ion=les%20temps%20et%20la%20conjugaison)Is there not a problem?
And? What is the meaning of the verb daad-laam ? Is it not ?To misguide? ?
Peace
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There is another possibility.
Let?s go to the Lane?s lexicon, to this page http//www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume5/00000082.pdf
There, we can read
Taa-daad-laam (with a shadda on the laam) he feigned himself to be erring, straying, going astray, deviating from the right way or couse, or from that which was right, missing, or losing the right way, or losing his way.NB it is worth noting that, according to this definition, the error is deliberate ; it is not a neglect.
Now, let?s assume it is past tense (el madi), singular (mufrad), third person (ghaib), masculine ; in English, ?he?.
According to grammar rules, it should add and a ?a? (fatha) on the last letter => tadilla.
Exactly what we find in the quran !
And it would mean ?he feigned himself to be erring?.
Does it not fit better ?
Peace
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I am sorry, Ahmed, but in , I do not see the shadda on the daad (whereas there is one on the laam )
Nothihng to be sorry about, possibly I made a mistake and the shadda should be on the lam, all in all the word is the two letter Da and Lam regardless of the tashkil, the Ta in front for feminine verb, so why you are trying to make it complicated
I guess your question was answered 100% that the verbs are about the two female witnesses
OK verb daad-laam, present, singular, third person (ghayb), feminine ("she"
Not really, because you missed the Ta in front, and the Ta will make it feminine present tense
According to grammar rules, it should give a ta behind the root, and a u (damma) on the last letter => tadillu.
But, in the Quran, we have tadilla.
(See http//www.webarabic.com/portail/apprendre/index.php?rub=grammaire&page=4§ion=les%20temps%20et%20la%20conjugaison)Is there not a problem?
Bro, please don?t refer me to Arabic grammar lessons written in English, it is irrelevant to me, now any present verb must be Marfu with a dummah, UNLESS there is something before it, in our case we have the An in front of ?Taddil? and we have the Fa in front of ?Tozakkir?, both words can cause the present verb to be Mansub with a fatiha, however if you pronounced it with a dumma it will still be ok indeed, but I still don?t understand what you are trying to prove if the Quran was revealed without any tashkil at all from the first place?
And What is the meaning of the verb daad-laam ? Is it not To misguide ?
Peace
Misguided, Lost, Confused, etc etc
Salam
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There is another possibility.
Lets go to the Lanes lexicon, to this page http//www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume5/00000082.pdf
There, we can read
Taa-daad-laam (with a shadda on the laam) he feigned himself to be erring, straying, going astray, deviating from the right way or couse, or from that which was right, missing, or losing the right way, or losing his way.NB it is worth noting that, according to this definition, the error is deliberate ; it is not a neglect.
Now, lets assume it is past tense (el madi), singular (mufrad), third person (ghaib), masculine ; in English, he.
According to grammar rules, it should add and a a (fatha) on the last letter => tadilla.
Exactly what we find in the quran !
And it would mean he feigned himself to be erring.
Does it not fit better ?
Peace
No it does not because it is total non sense, sorry
The verbs are feminine and are talking 100% about the two female witnesses, you will never be able to twist it bro
Salam
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Salam JM, all,
Below is my literal translation and a correction of your translation. I hope it will help.
Verse .
Tadilla = he is misguided -- she is misguided
Ihdahuma = one of the two -- one of the two
Fa = so -- therefore
uthakkira = he reminds -- she will remind
Ihdahuma = one of the two -- one of the two
al-okhra = the other -- the other (feminine)If the verse was about men you would read in yadilla ihdahuma fa yuthakkira ihdahuma al-akher.
There is no doubt verse 2.282 is about women witnesses unless feminine became masculine-) and everything is possible in this forum-).Peace. Myr.
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If the verse was about men you would read in yadilla ihdahuma fa yuthakkira ihdahuma al-akher.
Exactly sister, here is how it looks in arabic too " "
Salam
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Salaam JM
Another understanding of this verse is that the first "i7daahuma" refers to one of the two testemonies (also feminine) needed, and the second "ihdahuma" refers to one of the women; thus it could be understood in this way
"If one of the two testemonies is lost/escaped (the witness), then one of the women will remind the other". This is because the condition for a witness is to be sound, and the "dhalaal" is contrary to that. A misguided person cannot testify. Also, the "dhalal" is not forgetness.
Also, from a linguistic point of view, if the first "i7dahuma" referred to the first woman, there is no need to repeat it to elude to the second woman, and it would be"If one of the two women is misguided , the other will remind her"; but the literal translation is "If one of the two women is misguided, one of the two women will remind her".
We should also remember that this is a condition. If the testemony did not escape the woman, there is no need for another woman to remind her, and her testemony is accepted. This further means that a woman witness, even if testemony escapes her, this will not inavlidate her as a witness, unlike the case of male witness.
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According to grammar rules, it should give a ?ta? behind the root, and a ?u? (damma) on the last letter => tadillu.
But, in the Quran, we have tadilla.
(See http//www.webarabic.com/portail/apprendre/index.php?rub=grammaire&page=4§ion=les%20temps%20et%20la%20conjugaison)Is there not a problem?
Bro, please don?t refer me to Arabic grammar lessons written in English, it is irrelevant to me, now any present verb must be Marfu with a dummah, UNLESS there is something before it, in our case we have the An in front of ?Taddil? and we have the Fa in front of ?Tozakkir?, both words can cause the present verb to be Mansub with a fatiha, however if you pronounced it with a dumma it will still be ok indeed, but I still don?t understand what you are trying to prove if the Quran was revealed without any tashkil at all from the first place?
You may be right.
This rule is explained here http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_grammar#Mood.
And it is applied many times in the quran.Anyway, I still have questions.
- How would you translate in baghat ihdahuma AAala al-okhra fa qatiloo from ?
In = if
Baghat= she has transgressed (feminine gender, past tense)
ihdahuma = one of the two (feminine gender)
AAala = against
al-okhra = the other
fa = then
qatiloo = fightWhy is the feminine gender used in this sentence ?
- Where is the ?if? ?
Nearly everybody seems to agree that an tadilla ihdahumafatuthakkira ihdahuma al-okhra means ?so that if one of the two is misguided, therefore she will remind the other?.
But there is no ?if? (in) in that sentence, whereas, in , the conditional structure in-fa is respected.
Peace
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According to grammar rules, it should give a ta behind the root, and a u (damma) on the last letter => tadillu.
But, in the Quran, we have tadilla.
(See http//www.webarabic.com/portail/apprendre/index.php?rub=grammaire&page=4§ion=les%20temps%20et%20la%20conjugaison)Is there not a problem?
Bro, please dont refer me to Arabic grammar lessons written in English, it is irrelevant to me, now any present verb must be Marfu with a dummah, UNLESS there is something before it, in our case we have the An in front of Taddil and we have the Fa in front of Tozakkir, both words can cause the present verb to be Mansub with a fatiha, however if you pronounced it with a dumma it will still be ok indeed, but I still dont understand what you are trying to prove if the Quran was revealed without any tashkil at all from the first place?
You may be right.
This rule is explained here http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_grammar#Mood.
And it is applied many times in the quran.Anyway, I still have questions.
- How would you translate in baghat ihdahuma AAala al-okhra fa qatiloo from ?
In = if
Baghat= she has transgressed (feminine gender, past tense)
ihdahuma = one of the two (feminine gender)
AAala = against
al-okhra = the other
fa = then
qatiloo = fightWhy is the feminine gender used in this sentence ?
- Where is the if ?
Nearly everybody seems to agree that an tadilla ihdahumafatuthakkira ihdahuma al-okhra means so that if one of the two is misguided, therefore she will remind the other.
But there is no if (in) in that sentence, whereas, in , the conditional structure in-fa is respected.
Peace
Hi
Regarding 499 it has to be feminine because it is refering to the "Taifa" like "A Tribe", or "a community", Taifa in arabic is feminine
The if is refering to "Fa In" in the Arabic text and is the right translation
Salam
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According to grammar rules, it should give a ?ta? behind the root, and a ?u? (damma) on the last letter => tadillu.
But, in the Quran, we have tadilla.
(See http//www.webarabic.com/portail/apprendre/index.php?rub=grammaire&page=4§ion=les%20temps%20et%20la%20conjugaison)Is there not a problem?
Bro, please don?t refer me to Arabic grammar lessons written in English, it is irrelevant to me, now any present verb must be Marfu with a dummah, UNLESS there is something before it, in our case we have the An in front of ?Taddil? and we have the Fa in front of ?Tozakkir?, both words can cause the present verb to be Mansub with a fatiha, however if you pronounced it with a dumma it will still be ok indeed, but I still don?t understand what you are trying to prove if the Quran was revealed without any tashkil at all from the first place?
You may be right.
This rule is explained here http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_grammar#Mood.
And it is applied many times in the quran.Anyway, I still have questions.
- How would you translate in baghat ihdahuma AAala al-okhra fa qatiloo from ?
In = if
Baghat= she has transgressed (feminine gender, past tense)
ihdahuma = one of the two (feminine gender)
AAala = against
al-okhra = the other
fa = then
qatiloo = fightWhy is the feminine gender used in this sentence ?
- Where is the ?if? ?
Nearly everybody seems to agree that an tadilla ihdahumafatuthakkira ihdahuma al-okhra means ?so that if one of the two is misguided, therefore she will remind the other?.
But there is no ?if? (in) in that sentence, whereas, in , the conditional structure in-fa is respected.
Peace
Hi
Regarding 499 it has to be feminine because it is refering to the "Taifa" like "A Tribe", or "a community", Taifa in arabic is feminine
OK.
What are the feminine words other that ?women? that idhahuma could refer to in ?The if is refering to "Fa In" in the Arabic text and is the right translation
Are you sure you have understood my question?
Where is the in of the fa-in structure in ?Peace
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bro jm
can you tell us what are you trying to link exactly between 2282 and 499?
thanks
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Salaam JM
Peace samia
Another understanding of this verse is that the first "i7daahuma" refers to one of the two testemonies (also feminine) needed, and the second "ihdahuma" refers to one of the women; thus it could be understood in this way
Are you sure the word for ?testimony? (alshshahada ?) is feminine ?
This word is not present in ; but only in , is it not a problem ?Anyway, it is true that dalla can mean ?he became lost??, cf http//www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume5/00000081.pdf
"If one of the two testemonies is lost/escaped (the witness), then one of the women will remind the other".
But it implies that it is the testimony of one of the two women which is lost, isn?t it ?
Why would the testimony of a woman be more likely to be lost that the one of a man ?This is because the condition for a witness is to be sound, and the "dhalaal" is contrary to that. A misguided person cannot testify. Also, the "dhalal" is not forgetness.
Good remark.
Also, from a linguistic point of view, if the first "i7dahuma" referred to the first woman, there is no need to repeat it to elude to the second woman, and it would be"If one of the two women is misguided , the other will remind her"; but the literal translation is "If one of the two women is misguided, one of the two women will remind her".
I would rather say is "that one of the two is confused/lost, one of the two reminds the other".
Or " the other reminds one of the two " ?Anyway, I agree with you it is strange that ihdahuma is repeated 2 times.
As well as I find it strange that in (for ?if?) is missing.We should also remember that this is a condition. If the testemony did not escape the woman, there is no need for another woman to remind her, and her testemony is accepted. This further means that a woman witness, even if testemony escapes her, this will not inavlidate her as a witness, unlike the case of male witness.
Could you rephrase ? I don't understand.
Peace
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bro jm
can you tell us what are you trying to link exactly between 2282 and 499?
thanks
The grammatical structure in-fa is good in whereas it seems to me weird in .
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Salaam JM
Yes, shahaad is feminine.What drew my attention in this verse is the repetition of "i7daahuma" which is not eloquent; as well as the verb "dhalla" which is very negative and is linked to blindness, not to forgetness. Since we have "shaahid", there is no need to have "shahada" in words as it is what the "shaahid" is going to testify, so there is no problem here.
I think God does not want to give the woman witness a negative characteristic like "dhalaal" or even "forgetness", so that it would be taken as a lable. So, let it be the testemony that lost its way to the woman; or that the woman is not doing this forgetness in purpose.
As for the two verbs "tadhilla" and "tudhakkira", they are both in the "subjonctive" or with "fat7a", therefore "an" cannot be the conditional "in" as you well observed. But it is quite common to use this style, which means (in case that the...gets lost=fi 7aalati an tadilla) the other will have to remind her 3ala alukhra an tudhakkiraha).
We should also remember that this is a condition. If the testemony did not escape the woman, there is no need for another woman to remind her, and her testemony is accepted. This further means that a woman witness, even if testemony escapes her, this will not inavlidate her as a witness, unlike the case of male witness.
Could you rephrase ? I don't understand.
I mean, in case that the testimony of the woman is not lost (and therefore she remembered it), then there is no need for another woman to remind her. Her testimony is enough, since God gave a specific reason why two women are needed in this situation. It is also not ncessarily that ALL the testemony is lost, just a part of it remebered by one woman is acceptable and the other part remembered by the other woman is also acceptable; but in the case of men here, if the man forgets part of his testimony, then it is all void.
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I think God does not want to give the woman witness a negative characteristic like "dhalaal" or even "forgetness", so that it would be taken as a lable. So, let it be the testemony that lost its way to the woman; or that the woman is not doing this forgetness in purpose.
What do you mean by ?the testimony lost its way to the woman;? ?
I don?t understand.As for the two verbs "tadhilla" and "tudhakkira", they are both in the "subjonctive" or with "fat7a", therefore "an" cannot be the conditional "in" as you well observed.
Understood.
But it is quite common to use this style, which means (in case that the...gets lost=fi 7aalati an tadilla) the other will have to remind her 3ala alukhra an tudhakkiraha).
I am sorry, but I don?t understand again.
Could you rephrase ? And give an example from the Quran of the grammatical structure you are talking about ?We should also remember that this is a condition. If the testemony did not escape the woman, there is no need for another woman to remind her, and her testemony is accepted. This further means that a woman witness, even if testemony escapes her, this will not inavlidate her as a witness, unlike the case of male witness.
Could you rephrase ? I don't understand.
I mean, in case that the testimony of the woman is not lost (and therefore she remembered it), then there is no need for another woman to remind her. Her testimony is enough, since God gave a specific reason why two women are needed in this situation. It is also not ncessarily that ALL the testemony is lost, just a part of it remebered by one woman is acceptable and the other part remembered by the other woman is also acceptable; but in the case of men here, if the man forgets part of his testimony, then it is all void.
What happens if there are 2 males witnesses, and that one of them lose his testimony ? Can the other witness remind him ?
Peace
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Hello
Actually the verse is inclining that it may be the case of the women period, under this circumstances I believe the women body is not really as stable as it should be I guess her mental mind will be affected too
so it is quite possibe that the verse means if one of them got the period,
Just a thought and a conjecture
Salam
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bro jm
can you tell us what are you trying to link exactly between 2282 and 499?
thanks
The grammatical structure in-fa is good in whereas it seems to me weird in .
Salam
And if two parties of the believers quarrel, make peace between them; but if one of them acts wrongfully towards the other, fight that which acts wrongfully until it returns to Allah's command; but if it returns, make peace between them with justice and act equitably; surely Allah loves those who act equitably.
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-> The grammar structure in both is 100% perfect , in 499 the ?Fa In? is a start of a new sentence that is why we have the Fa, the Quran used the Fa many times at the start of new sentence that can be dealt totally independent from the previous sentence, in here the first sentence is ? ?, i.e. ? And if two parties of the believers quarrel, make peace between them;?, can you see the semi colon used in the English translation?, now the next sentence can be totally independent from the previous one, regarding Grammar, ? ?, i.e. ? but if one of them acts wrongfully towards the other, fight that which acts wrongfully until it returns to Allah's command;?, and ?Fa In? is translated as ?BUT IF? and I believe that it is very accurate translation, this is obvious from the next sentence that also can be dealt interdentally from the previous sentence hence we have a semi colon after this sentence and the new one will also start with ?Fa In? , ?But if?, as we can see ? ?, i.e. ? ; but if it returns, make peace between them with justice and act equitably;?, so the Fa before the In is like the Wa to break long sentences.
In 2282, it is a totally different story, we don?t see the Fa in front of In, therefore we can?t break the sentence at the ?In
O you who believe! when you deal with each other in contracting a debt for a fixed time, then write it down; and let a scribe write it down between you with fairness; and the scribe should not refuse to write as Allah has taught him, so he should write; and let him who owes the debt dictate, and he should be careful of (his duty to) Allah, his Lord, and not diminish anything from it; but if he who owes the debt is unsound in understanding, or weak, or (if) he is not able to dictate himself, let his guardian dictate with fairness; and call in to witness from among your men two witnesses; but if there are not two men, then one man and two women from among those whom you choose to be witnesses, so that if one of the two errs, the second of the two may remind the other; and the witnesses should not refuse when they are summoned; and be not averse to writing it (whether it is) small or large, with the time of its falling due; this is more equitable in the sight of Allah and assures greater accuracy in testimony, and the nearest (way) that you may not entertain doubts (afterwards), except when it is ready merchandise which you give and take among yourselves from hand to hand, then there is no blame on you in not writing it down; and have witnesses when you barter with one another, and let no harm be done to the scribe or to the witness; and if you do (it) then surely it will be a transgression in you, and be careful of (your duty) to Allah, Allah teaches you, and Allah knows all things.
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-> See ? ?, i.e. then one man and two women from among those whom you choose to be witnesses, so that if one of the two errs, the second of the two may remind the other;?, the words starting from ? ? i.e. ? so that if one of the two errs?, can?t be separated from the words before it because we don?t see a Fa, in fact ? so that if one of the two errs? is the reason for selecting two women witnesses instead of one man, this is obvious from the Arabic word ?In? which was translated as ?So That?, i.e. we can?t add a Fa before In because what after In is very much connected to what before In as the reason to what was before In, and the connection word is ?In?
Salam
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Salaam JM
I think God does not want to give the woman witness a negative characteristic like "dhalaal" or even "forgetness", so that it would be taken as a lable. So, let it be the testemony that lost its way to the woman; or that the woman is not doing this forgetness in purpose.
What do you mean by ?the testimony lost its way to the woman;? ?
I don?t understand.I know this is "clumsy" English, but I was trying to "literally" explain an Arabic expression which does not exist in English. An example of an analogical expression is I like this, which translates in Arabic as ya3jibuni haatha. Notice that in English "I" is subject whereas it is "direct object" in Arabic (the suffixed pronoun i).
In lisnul 3arab, under "Dalla"Dalla forget (literally if remembrance escapes him). An example given to that verse 2052 "laa yDillu rabbi wa la yansa; best translated in French (as it has a similar construction to Arabic) rien ne l'echappe.
Some scholars relate the first "i7daahuma" to "memory f." other than to testemony.However, there is even a better explanantion which is each of the two "i7daahunna" refers to each of the two women, to give the understanding that each of them (the women) may forget a different part of the testemony and each will remind the other. This definitely is different from one woman forgets, the other reminds her (taDillu i7daahuma fa tudhakkiruha alukhra). It is mutual forgetting and reminding.
We should also remember that this is a condition. If the testemony did not escape the woman, there is no need for another woman to remind her, and her testemony is accepted.
Could you rephrase ? I don't understandThis is a specific situation written agreements, loans, business transactions..not really women domain in general. But what if a woman is specialized in these matters? The probability of her forgetting anything is equal to the probability of a man having the same problem, therefore she would not need another woman to remind her, and her testemony is equal to that of a man.
God explained exactly why in this case two women maybe needed, so there is no basis of generalising this situation and applying it to other testemonies, on false or non-substantiated grounds of women being deficient in their minds (and religion), or that they are moody because of their menses..etc etc; things you read in "fiqh" books to justify women subordination.
In verse 246-9 the testemony of the woman is not only equal to that of the man, but it overrules it. Can we generalize that? No. Because this is also a specific situation.
What happens if there are 2 males witnesses, and that one of them lose his testimony ? Can the other witness remind him ?
No. God did not give them this privilige. The testemony is not valid
Could you give an example from the Quran of the grammatical structure you are talking about ?
I tried my best, but I couldn't find an example of a similar grammatical structure in the Qur'aan. If someone can help, please do.