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@Netherlanders @Marrit_Anne I would like to ask you why the grammatical case of the Sabians is nominative (ar-raf) in Q 5:69. I think that's weird because that verse begins with Inna (accusative particle). In two similar verses (Q 2:62 and 22:17) the grammatical case of the Sabians is accusative (an-nasb).

@Qathem1 @Marrit_Anne Perfect question for an imam. There's probably a mosque nearby, feel free to walk in, you might find the people are very friendly and welcoming and open to questions.

@Netherlanders @Marrit_Anne I did ask an Imam about it, he failed to answer that question. That was not a big surprise because muslims can't explain a grammatical error. Saabioona (oona at the end of a plural noun denotes the nominative case) is just plain wrong.

@Qathem1 @Marrit_Anne Ask me again in a few years. I just started to learn Arab.

@Netherlanders @Marrit_Anne When you put an accusative or verb-like particle like Inna before a nominal sentence, then you have to change the grammatical case of the subject from nominative to accusative. This was done in Q 2:62 and 22:17 Saabi'eena), but not in Q 5:69 (Saabi'oona).