The Meaning of Allah’s Saying: “So let man look from what he was created.”
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The Shaykh :[At-Tariq 86:5] The lam in “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un” (Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Him we return) is the lam of what? The lam of command. That is why it is sukun (unvoweled) after the fa. The lam of command is sukun after the fa, after the waw, and after thum. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Hajj 22:29] Read what comes after it: [Al-Hajj 22:29] That is why some reciters make a mistake and say: [Ibrahim 14:52] This is a mistake, and it is a lahn (recitation error) that distorts the meaning. Most people do not notice this. [Ibrahim 14:52] Is it correct or incorrect?
The student: Incorrect. It is “wa liyadh-dhuru” (and let them warn).
The Shaykh : Why? Because if you make it sukun after the waw, it becomes the lam of command, and the meaning changes. Therefore, the correct way is to say[Ibrahim 14:52] with a kasrah (vowel), “wa liya’lamu” (and let them know), not “wa lya’lamu.” If a person reads “wa lya’lamu,” is it a mistake? Does it distort the meaning or not? It distorts the meaning because it makes the lam the lam of command, whereas it is the lam of causation (ta’lil). “Wa liya’lamu” means that He is the only God. “Wa lidhkur” — answer me, I made a mistake. “Wa lidhkur” — I taught you this recently, my brothers. “Wa lidhkur” is necessary, “wa lidhkur,” because if you make it sukun, the meaning changes. So we take the rule: the lam of causation is always kasrah. Is the rule clear? The lam of causation is always kasrah. The lam of command is kasrah except when the waw of conjunction or the fa of conjunction or thum enters it, and you have seen the examples. Now, “fa liyanthur” (so let him look) — is this the lam of command or the lam of causation? The brother.
The student: This is the lam of command.
The Shaykh : The lam of command. What is the evidence?
The student: The evidence is that it is sukun after the fa.
The Shaykh : Well done. It is sukun after the fa. Well done. This is linguistic evidence. The semantic evidence is that Allah commanded man to look from what he was created.
So let man observe from what he was created.
فلينظر الإنسان مم خلقThen let them end their untidiness
ثم ليقضوا تفثهمfulfill their vows and perform Tawaf around the ancient House."
وليوفوا نذورهم وليطوفوا بالبيت العتيقThis [Qur'an] is notification for the people that they may be warned thereby
هذا بلاغ للناس ولينذروا بهThis [Qur'an] is notification for the people that they may be warned thereby
هذا بلاغ للناس ولينذروا بهThe student: Incorrect. It is “wa liyadh-dhuru” (and let them warn).
The Shaykh : Why? Because if you make it sukun after the waw, it becomes the lam of command, and the meaning changes. Therefore, the correct way is to say
This [Qur'an] is notification for the people that they may be warned thereby
هذا بلاغ للناس ولِينذروا بهThe student: This is the lam of command.
The Shaykh : The lam of command. What is the evidence?
The student: The evidence is that it is sukun after the fa.
The Shaykh : Well done. It is sukun after the fa. Well done. This is linguistic evidence. The semantic evidence is that Allah commanded man to look from what he was created.