LessonsFurther Forms of Ibdāl: Definiteness, Agreement, Iltifāt and Word OrderQuiz

“Min ajli dhālika katabnā ʿalā banī Isrāʾīl”
“For that reason We prescribed for the Children of Israel …” (al-Māʾidah 5:32, excerpt)

The demonstrative “dhālika” refers back to the account of the two sons of Adam and the gravity of unlawful killing. Narrative and normative teaching are linked by a rationale: the story exposes the moral seriousness of the subsequent rule.

Explaining “min ajli” merely as “because of” would be incomplete unless the earlier event and its connection to the ruling are identified. The passage moves from reported events to ethical and legal instruction through a clear relation of meaning.

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“For that reason”: linking a narrative to a ruling

Further Forms of Ibdāl: Definiteness, Agreement, Iltifāt and Word Order

“Min ajli dhālika katabnā ʿalā banī Isrāʾīl”
“For that reason We prescribed for the Children of Israel …” (al-Māʾidah 5:32, excerpt)

The demonstrative “dhālika” refers back to the account of the two sons of Adam and the gravity of unlawful killing. Narrative and normative teaching are linked by a rationale: the story exposes the moral seriousness of the subsequent rule.

Explaining “min ajli” merely as “because of” would be incomplete unless the earlier event and its connection to the ruling are identified. The passage moves from reported events to ethical and legal instruction through a clear relation of meaning.