Asked • 03/19/19

Why, in Qur'an verse 4:34, the feminine singular of kuthhiba used instead of the masculine singular or plural?

Surah Al-An'aam, verse 34, begins with:> وَلَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ If you ignore the first two particles (waw + laqad), it begins a verbal sentence with "kuthhibat rusulun." The verb (kutthibat) is feminine and singular, while the word rusul is masculine plural (broken plural).I know that in Arabic grammar, plurals of inanimate objects can be referred to grammatically as feminine singular; but to apply this concept to human beings would be to degrade them. Why, in this case, is the feminine singular of kuthhiba used instead of the masculine singular or plural?

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George M. answered • 03/24/19

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