Discussion on the interpretation of the end of Surat al-Baqarah, where Allah the Exalted said: "Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the final destination," and how to parse "Your forgiveness"
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The Shaykh : My friends, they said, "We heard and we obeyed." "Your forgiveness" is in the accusative case. Is it the object of "we heard and we obeyed," or is it not? Please go ahead.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : I am asking you: is it the object of "we heard and we obeyed," or is it not? Say yes or no?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No. So what put it in the accusative case?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : An absolute object. For what? "Forgive." "Your forgiveness." The sentence does not make sense. Rest. Please go ahead.
The student: They said, "We heard and we obeyed, O Lord, Your forgiveness."
The Shaykh : Okay, is it the object of "we heard and we obeyed," or is it not? No. So where is its governing verb?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Or we ask You for Your forgiveness. May Allah reward you. Pay attention. Therefore, it is necessary that the reciter say[Al-Baqarah 2:285] and then pause. Because if he connects it, the listener will understand that we heard and obeyed what? Forgiveness. And that is not the case. So pause at [Al-Baqarah 2:285] and then say "Your forgiveness," meaning we ask You, O our Lord, for Your forgiveness.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : I am asking you: is it the object of "we heard and we obeyed," or is it not? Say yes or no?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No. So what put it in the accusative case?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : An absolute object. For what? "Forgive." "Your forgiveness." The sentence does not make sense. Rest. Please go ahead.
The student: They said, "We heard and we obeyed, O Lord, Your forgiveness."
The Shaykh : Okay, is it the object of "we heard and we obeyed," or is it not? No. So where is its governing verb?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Or we ask You for Your forgiveness. May Allah reward you. Pay attention. Therefore, it is necessary that the reciter say
