Even Hajjaj Knew!

Hajjaj ibn Yusuf was once approached by a woman who cried, 'O Ameer! Forgive and release my son for he is innocent. I ask you by the One who ommited كلّا from the top half!' [الذي حذف كلا من نصف الأعلى]

Hajjaj ibn Yusuf despite all his tyranny was well-versed in the words & structure of the Qur'aan and realised the depth and extent to which this woman went in her plea. As a result he ordered the release of her son.

Explanation: The term كلّا (kallaa) is not present in the Qur'aan anywhere in the first 15 juz - the first place it's used is in Soorah Maryam ( كَلَّا سَنَكْتُبُ مَا يَقُولُ وَنَمُدُّ لَهُ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ مَدّاً ) in Juz 16 and thereafter is repeated all the way through to the end.

This incident begs the question, how well versed and in touch are we with the Qur'aan?

Info taken from Shaykh Salih al-Maghamisi's Quranic lectures.