What is the wisdom behind using the words "الركّع السجّد" (those who bow and prostrate) instead of "الراكعين والساجدين" (those who are bowing and prostrating) in Surat Al-Baqarah (2:125)?
Allah Almighty commanded Abraham and Ishmael (peace be upon them) to purify the Sacred House and protect it from impurities and idols, so that it may be a place for His righteous servants who perform circumambulation (), those who seclude themselves for worship (I'tikaf), and those who pray. The verse combined the categories of worshippers in the Sacred House using the sound plural for "those who perform circumambulation and those who seclude themselves for worship" (للطائفين والعاكفين) and the broken plural for "those who bow and prostrate" (الركع السجود), either to indicate the state and engagement in worship, or for stylistic variation.
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