In His saying, the Exalted: “The truth has come, and falsehood will neither originate nor return,” is the *ma* here a negation?
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The questioner : His saying, the Exalted: [Saba 34:49], is the *ma* interrogative or negative?
The Shaykh : No, the *ma* is negative. Yes, meaning: falsehood cannot originate, nor can it return... This is the stronger opinion.
Say, "The truth has come, and falsehood can neither begin [anything] nor repeat [it]."
جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُThe Shaykh : No, the *ma* is negative. Yes, meaning: falsehood cannot originate, nor can it return... This is the stronger opinion.