How should one handle the governing clause of the opening idhā in az-Zalzalah?
Supplementary Practice 25 — Comparative Rhetoric of Sūrat az-Zalzalah and Sūrat al-ʿĀdiyāt
- Consider recognized analyses involving tuḥaddithu, yaṣduru, or an implied verb
- Declare mā lahā the only permissible response and reject all others
- Treat idhā as a preposition
- Treat idhā and yawmāʾidhin as meaningless additions