«وَكَانَتْ مِنَ الْقَانِتِينَ»
And she was among the devoutly obedient.
The feminine kanat and masculine al-qanitin are not incompatible. They participate in different syntactic relations: the verb agrees with a female subject, while the plural names a broader class.
One must identify what each form refers to before judging agreement. The sentence is not governed by a single gender marker throughout.
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«وَكَانَتْ مِنَ الْقَانِتِينَ»
And she was among the devoutly obedient.
The feminine kanat and masculine al-qanitin are not incompatible. They participate in different syntactic relations: the verb agrees with a female subject, while the plural names a broader class.
One must identify what each form refers to before judging agreement. The sentence is not governed by a single gender marker throughout.