Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And you will not escape in the earth, and you have no protector or helper besides Allah.”

The Shaykh : Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Shura: 31]. The word *ma* is a negative particle that functions like *laysa* in the language of the Hijazis, and the Noble Qur'an was revealed in their language. Therefore, in His saying: , *antum* is the subject, and is the predicate. However, it is accompanied by the extra letter *ba*, which is extra in terms of grammar but not in terms of meaning. That is, grammatically it is extra, meaning the sentence would be complete if it were removed, but semantically it is not extra; rather, it is beneficial. The benefit of extra letters is emphasis; whenever an extra letter comes to you, it is for emphasizing generality. He says: , meaning you will not escape Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) if He seeks you out; you will not be able to escape Him in the earth.