What is the purpose of the interrogative in Allah’s saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): “And what makes you know what is al-Sijjin?” and His saying: “And what makes you know what is al-Illiyyun?”
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. Regarding the interrogative, I do not know whether it is an interrogative or not in the two verses .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : For what purpose, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : This is a matter of magnifying the affair and exalting it. Yes.
And what makes you know what is al-Sijjin?
وَما أَدراكَ ما سِجّينٌAnd what makes you know what is al-Illiyyun?
وَما أَدراكَ ما عِلِّيّونَThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : For what purpose, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : This is a matter of magnifying the affair and exalting it. Yes.