LessonsThe Two Explanatory Particles: Ay and AnQuiz

وَأَنْ إِنَّمَا يُفَسَّرُ بِهَا فِعْلٌ بِمَعْنَى الْقَوْلِ
Translation: And an explains a verb carrying the sense of saying.
Explanatory an follows an expression containing the meaning of saying without directly using the verb qāla. A subsequent clause spells out what was communicated.

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An as an Explanatory Particle

The Two Explanatory Particles: Ay and An

وَأَنْ إِنَّمَا يُفَسَّرُ بِهَا فِعْلٌ بِمَعْنَى الْقَوْلِ
Translation: And an explains a verb carrying the sense of saying.
Explanatory an follows an expression containing the meaning of saying without directly using the verb qāla. A subsequent clause spells out what was communicated.