LessonsRelative Nouns and Their Completing ClausesQuiz

The familiar forms مَا and مَنْ can also connect a statement to what or whom it describes. In this use, they are not asking a question.

Form
Relative sense
Example

مَا
what / whatever
لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ

مَنْ
who / whoever
فَذَكِّرْ بِالْقُرْآنِ مَنْ يَخَافُ وَعِيدِ

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مَا and مَنْ as Relative Forms

Relative Nouns and Their Completing Clauses

The familiar forms مَا and مَنْ can also connect a statement to what or whom it describes. In this use, they are not asking a question.

Form
Relative sense
Example

مَا
what / whatever
لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ

مَنْ
who / whoever
فَذَكِّرْ بِالْقُرْآنِ مَنْ يَخَافُ وَعِيدِ