Tafsir of Al-`Alaq 96:11-13

Surah Al-`Alaq 96:11

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Have you seen if he is upon guidance

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Verse range: 96:11-13

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Al-ʿAlaq: (11–13) "Have you seen if he is..."

"Have you seen if he is upon guidance, or enjoins righteousness?" And His saying—Exalted and Majestic is He—"Have you seen if he denies and turns away?"

The first object of the first [occurrence of "Have you seen"] is the relative pronoun (al-mawṣūl), whereas for the second and third [occurrences], it is omitted; it is a pronoun referring back to him [the person being addressed/discussed], or a demonstrative noun pointing towards him. The second object of the third [occurrence] is His—Glory be to Him—saying: [The following verse].