Why
is the word “with”
sometimes
written as
in
the Qur’an?
Answer
The
preposition
can have an attached
, or pronouns that are objects
of the preposition.The word
has
the plural pronoun
added on to make the meaning
“with them”.The word
has
the added letter
with
a fat-h on the end, so it then means “with you” (singular male).If there was the same letter
attached
with a kasrah on the end, it would mean “you” (singular female).Pronouns can be added to prepositions in Arabic in all the possible
combinations.A few more are:
indicating
him
meaning
her
which
means them (female)
which
indicates them (either all male or a mixture of male and female)
, or pronouns that are objects
of the preposition.
added on to make the meaning
“with them”.
meaning them (two)