Dan demikianlah Kami wahyukan kepadamu (Muhammad) rūh (Al-Qur`an) dengan perintah Kami. Sebelumnya engkau tidaklah mengetahui apakah Kitab (Al-Qur`an) dan apakah iman itu, tetapi Kami jadikan Al-Qur`an itu cahaya, dengan itu Kami memberi petunjuk pada siapa yang Kami kehendaki di antara hamba-hamba Kami. Dan sungguh, engkau benar-benar membimbing (manusia) ke jalan yang lurus,
Penjelasan
These readings represent linguistic options for the same word. Many scholars maintain that the word derives from Latin strata, so in Arabic it has been pronounced in various ways. Others argue that it derives from the Arabic root s-r-ṭ (meaning 'to swallow'), so the first reading here follows the unanimous spelling in the Codices with ṣād, and the minority reading with sīn is based on the linguistic origin. *NB: in the narration of Khalaf from Ḥamzah, the ṣād is pronounced as a voiced consonant, closer to 'z' (ishmām). **Qunbul has another narration in line with the majority with a pure ṣād.