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Are there poetic evidences that the dual form is pluralized when it is attributed to a dual or plural pronoun, for the sake of lightness of pronunciation, as in His, the Almighty’s, saying: "from what Our hands have made, animals"?

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Al-Shinqiti mentioned that the intent behind the dual form (mathna) in the verse: "Do they not see that We have created for them, from what Our hands have made, grazing livestock, and so they are its owners?" is magnification. Ibn al-Qayyim stated that whatever is attributed to a collective noun, whether explicitly or implicitly, it is better to pluralize it to conform with the لفظ (wording), and he exemplified this by the pluralization of 'eye' and 'hand' in the aforementioned verses. Ibn Abi al-Izz said likewise in his commentary on Al-Tahawiyyah.

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