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Why did Allah Almighty say in Surat Al-Baqarah, Ayah (74), "And indeed, there are stones from which rivers gush forth," using "منه" (from it - masculine singular) and not "منها" (from it - feminine singular)?

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The pronoun in the Almighty's saying: "{for indeed, there are some from which rivers burst forth}" was mentioned because it refers to the word "ma" (ما), which, according to linguists, can be referred to by a masculine singular pronoun, considering its لفظ (word form), or by a feminine pronoun, considering its معنى (meaning) (and outside the Qur'an, "minha" - منها - is permissible). The pronoun may also appear as masculine and feminine in a single verse, as in the Almighty's saying: "{And whoever of you is obedient to Allah and His Messenger and does righteousness - We will give her her reward twice}".

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