وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا (and by the soul, and the One who made it well,...Ash-Shams 91:7 ⧉ ) If, in this phrase, the particle ma is taken to function as infinitival particle, it signifies 'by the human soul and its perfection'. If ma is taken in the sense of man , it signifies 'by the soul and the One who proportioned it'. The