Title: Some Clarifications regarding Surah Luqman Question: Please would u kindly help me understand the following? What does tusaair (31:18)mean? I would greatly appreciate if u could explain it philologically? What does the pronoun Ha in innaha (31:16) allude to? Asalm Mir, Pakistan Answer: I quote here the relevant part of the verse as well as its English translation by Mr. Pickthal: And do not turn thy cheek in scorn toward people. (31:18) The construction of the verse is simple. ÕÚÑ ÎÏå is a complete phrase that is used to communicate the meaning: to turn away the face in disdain, or put on a contemptuous mien [1] . In this part of the verse, an "imperative in the negative" form of the verb ÕÚÑ has been used to convey the meaning: do not turn thy face cheek in scorn toward people. åÇ in 31: 16 is 'the pronoun of the fact' ( ÖãíÑ ÇáÞÕÉ or ÖãíÑ ÇáÔÇä ) and is used as a means to start a sentence. It does not convey any meaning. It is used in the same way as the word 'there' is sometimes used in the English language. For instance, "there is a book in the room." This sentence is complete without 'there' as the complete thought is contained in words: A book is in the room. Jhangeer Hanif July 28, 2003 [1] Baalbaki, Dr. Rohi, Al-Mawrid, A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 3rd ed. (Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, Beirut, Lebanon) p. 695.