The final three listed uses are:
• Dismissal or belittling1: أَلْقُوا مَا أَنْتُمْ مُلْقُونَ - throw what you are going to throw.
• Supplication2: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي - O Allah, forgive me.
• Wish3: يَا مَالِكُ لِيَقْضِ عَلَيْنَا رَبُّكَ - O Malik, let your Lord put an end to us.
Although each sentence contains command-form wording, the speaker, addressee, situation, and surrounding words reveal different intentions.
1. Dismissal or belittling: treating what the addressee is about to do as worthless or powerless.
2. Supplication: a servant's request to Allah; it is not an order from a higher authority.
3. Wish: expressing a desired outcome rather than issuing a binding command.
- Dismissal, Supplication, and Wish