Is it Ya Zal Jalale Wal Ikram or Ya Zul Jalale Wal Ikram?
Question
Is it Ya ZAL Jalale Wal Ikram OR Ya ZUL Jalale Wal Ikram?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The correct pronunciation is “Ya Zal Jalali Wal Ikraam”.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Ismail Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
1 و تنصب ب (الألف)، نحو: (رأيت ذا فضل) . (المعجم المفصل في الاعراب، ص 193، باب الذال، العلمية)
و حكم المنادي أنه منصوب، اما لفظا، و اما محلا (جامع الدروس العربية، ص 495، العربي)
- Answered by
- Ismail Desai
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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