In mā in li-l-ḥāʾinīna dimāʾ, mā negates, while in is understood as reinforcing the negation rather than functioning as inna, the particle that governs nominal sentences.
The prepositional phrase li-l-ḥāʾinīn is placed before dimāʾ, the delayed noun. The structure makes the declaration forceful. Grammatical emphasis, however, does not itself establish the historical or legal truth of the speaker’s claim.
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al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Courtroom Advocacy, Three Proofs and Battle Similes (verses 47–55)
In mā in li-l-ḥāʾinīna dimāʾ, mā negates, while in is understood as reinforcing the negation rather than functioning as inna, the particle that governs nominal sentences.
The prepositional phrase li-l-ḥāʾinīn is placed before dimāʾ, the delayed noun. The structure makes the declaration forceful. Grammatical emphasis, however, does not itself establish the historical or legal truth of the speaker’s claim.