what is stated concerning what has been omitted. In most cases, you will find it explicitly mentioned; its omission is rare. As for consistently omitting it without mentioning it even once, or including anything in the wording that indicates it, this does not occur in the Quran.

Third, in Ibn Mas‘ūd’s reading, “And We left for him among later generations peace,” the word “peace” is in the accusative. This indicates that what was left was the salutation of peace itself.

Fourth, if the salutation were disconnected from what precedes it, this would impair the eloquence and force of the discourse, and stopping before it would not be appropriate.

Consider the listener’s response upon hearing His words, “And We left for him among later generations”: how his heart eagerly awaits the completion of the statement and the benefit to be gained from it. He does not find that its meaning has been fully conveyed and completed, so as to become apparent at that point. Rather, he continues to await its completion: the mention of what was left. Thus, stopping at “later generations” is not a complete stop.

If it is said: “Omitting the object here is permissible because ‘left’ has the meaning of ‘gave’: He gave him good praise, which He preserved for him among later generations. With the verb ‘give,’ both objects may be mentioned, both may be omitted, or just one may be retained. All of these occur in the Quran. In His words, ‘Indeed, We have given you al-Kawthar’ (108:1), He mentions both. In ‘As for the one who gives’ (92:5), He omits both. And He says, using ‘surely’: ‘And surely your Lord will give you’ (98:5), omitting the second object and retaining only the first. In ‘And they give zakah,’ He omits the first and retains only the second.”

The response is: The verb ‘give’ denotes a praiseworthy act. Its wording indicates that the recipient has received something from the giver. Giving is an act of kindness, benefit, and goodness. Thus, both objects may be mentioned, both may be omitted, or just one may be retained, according to the intended purpose of the verb.

If the purpose is to express the very act of giving, which frees a person from miserliness, avarice, and withholding that is contrary to kindness, the verb is mentioned without its objects, as Allah Most High says: “As for the one who