In His saying, the Exalted: “Indeed, Allah gives you good tidings of Yahya...” Is the *an* and what follows it here interpreted as a verbal noun?
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The questioner : His saying, the Exalted: [Ali 'Imran 3:39]
The Shaykh : how
The questioner : His saying, the Exalted:[Ali 'Imran 3:39] Is this interpreted as a verbal noun, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, there are two readings of this: *inna* Allah and *anna* Allah. As for the reading with the fathah (open vowel), it is based on the implied preposition *bi* (with), meaning He called out to him with the news that Allah... As for the reading with the kasrah (closed vowel), it is based on the original rule that it is the object of the verb of speech.
Indeed, Allah gives you good tidings of John
أن الله يبشرك بيحيىThe Shaykh : how
The questioner : His saying, the Exalted:
Indeed, Allah gives you good tidings of John
أن الله يبشرك بيحيىThe Shaykh : Yes, there are two readings of this: *inna* Allah and *anna* Allah. As for the reading with the fathah (open vowel), it is based on the implied preposition *bi* (with), meaning He called out to him with the news that Allah... As for the reading with the kasrah (closed vowel), it is based on the original rule that it is the object of the verb of speech.