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Does the pronoun "هو" (huwa) in the Noble Verse: "Indeed, it is but a reminder and a clear Qur'an" refer to the Messenger or to the Qur'an, and does the word "الذكر" (al-dhikr) mean the Messenger or the Qur'an, and is it linguistically permissible for a pronoun to refer to two different things in their referential grandeur?

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The pronoun in His — Exalted be He — saying: {It is but a reminder} [ Yusuf: 104] refers to the Qur'an. The meaning of "dhikr" (reminder) here is the Qur'an, due to the admonition and exhortation it contains. Evidence for this includes His — Exalted be He — saying: {And this is a blessed dhikr (reminder) which We have sent down; so are you disbelievers in it?} [Surah Al-Anbiya: 50]. It was also said that "dhikr" means honor, as in His — Exalted be He — saying: {And indeed, it is a dhikr (honor) for you and for your people, and you will be questioned} [Surah Az-Zukhruf: 44].

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