LessonsConveying Knowledge, Respect, Steadfastness, Taqwa, and Good Character (Hadith 139–145)Quiz

In دَعْ مَا يَرِيبُكَ إِلَى مَا لَا يَرِيبُكَ, the two occurrences of مَا point to contrasting matters. The first causes doubt; the second is negated by لَا. Keeping that contrast intact preserves the meaning.

In وَأَتْبِعِ السَّيِّئَةَ الْحَسَنَةَ تَمْحُهَا, the order shows what follows what: a good deed follows a wrong one. The final pronoun ـهَا refers back to the wrong deed.

Accurate translation requires more than separate word definitions. The relationship between clauses and the reference of a pronoun also matter.

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How word order and pronouns guide meaning

Conveying Knowledge, Respect, Steadfastness, Taqwa, and Good Character (Hadith 139–145)

In دَعْ مَا يَرِيبُكَ إِلَى مَا لَا يَرِيبُكَ, the two occurrences of مَا point to contrasting matters. The first causes doubt; the second is negated by لَا. Keeping that contrast intact preserves the meaning.

In وَأَتْبِعِ السَّيِّئَةَ الْحَسَنَةَ تَمْحُهَا, the order shows what follows what: a good deed follows a wrong one. The final pronoun ـهَا refers back to the wrong deed.

Accurate translation requires more than separate word definitions. The relationship between clauses and the reference of a pronoun also matter.