Feminizing the word for taghut in the saying of the Exalted: “that they worship it”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Allah the Exalted said:[Az-Zumar 39:17] Is the term ta'ut feminine or masculine, given Allah's saying: they worship it?
Answer:
Yes, the word for taghut is used as both masculine and feminine, and here it is used in the feminine form. This indicates a deficiency, because feminizing a word implies a deficiency. The polytheists worship females; they call upon others besides Allah, calling upon the angels and claiming that they are the daughters of Allah, or calling upon the jinn, may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Allah the Exalted said:
But those who have avoided Taghut, lest they worship it
وَالَّذِينَ اجْتَنَبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ أَن يَعْبُدُوهَاAnswer:
Yes, the word for taghut is used as both masculine and feminine, and here it is used in the feminine form. This indicates a deficiency, because feminizing a word implies a deficiency. The polytheists worship females; they call upon others besides Allah, calling upon the angels and claiming that they are the daughters of Allah, or calling upon the jinn, may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، تتمة باب ما جاء في الذبح لغير الله — islamhouse.com (1:10:38)
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