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What is the reason for the رفع (nominative case) of the verb "يقول" (yaqūlu) in His – the Most High's – saying: "حتى يقول الرسول والذين آمنوا متى نصر الله" (until the Messenger and those who believed say, 'When is the help of Allah?') according to the narration of Warsh?

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Abu Shama, Al-Baydawi, and Al-Shawkani mentioned that the reason for raising the verb "yaqulu" (يقول) in Nafi's recitation is its interpretation as referring to the past, meaning: "until the Messenger said," or that it is a narration of a past state, and if the verb is such and comes after "hatta" (حتى), it is raised.

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