The Superlative Form in al-Ashqaa and al-Attaqaa
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He)[Al-Layl 92:15-17] Is the superlative form here used in its standard grammatical sense? Or is the intended meaning poetic?
Answer:
It is used in its standard grammatical sense. There is no doubt. The more one increases in taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), the more good and reward increase. And the more one increases in misery, the more punishment increases. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He)
(15) None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one. (16) Who had denied and turned away. (17) But the righteous one will avoid it -
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَىAnswer:
It is used in its standard grammatical sense. There is no doubt. The more one increases in taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), the more good and reward increase. And the more one increases in misery, the more punishment increases. Yes.
Source
التفسير المفصل - 21-10-1432هـ — af.org.sa (48:05)
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