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The Islamic interpretation is that the so called "iltifat" is intentional and that it makes the Quran better. Critics, however, suggest that iltifat is the result and evidence of an imprecisely produced or preserved Qur'an. | The Islamic interpretation is that the so called "iltifat" is intentional and that it makes the Quran better. Critics, however, suggest that iltifat is the result and evidence of an imprecisely produced or preserved Qur'an. | ||
Professor Suleiman Mourad comments on this phenomenon, "There are a few grammatical mistakes in the Qur'an - sometimes a sentence starts in the singular and ends in the plural (e.g., 9:49-50), or two particles are connected when they should not be (e.g., 3:178), or some vowels go wrong in the declensions (e.g., 22:78). This from the viewpoint of a strict linguist. From the traditional vantage point, since the Qur'an is miraculous, these are not errors."<ref>Mourad, Suleiman (2016) ''The Mosaic of Islam: A Conversation with Perry Anderson'', London: Verso, p.7</ref> | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
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Again it's not easy to see it in the translation, but the people are referred to as "they", but then | Again it's not easy to see it in the translation, but the people are referred to as "they", but then the next verse says to them "you". The "[And it will be said]" and quotation marks were added by translators: | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|76|21-22}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|76|21-22}}| | ||
76:21 Upon the inhabitants will be green garments of fine silk and brocade. And '''they''' will be adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord will give them a purifying drink. | 76:21 Upon the inhabitants will be green garments of fine silk and brocade. And '''they''' will be adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord will give them a purifying drink. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Qur'an]] | |||
[[Category:Arabic]] | |||