that Mūsá brought﴾ then He said: ﴿Say: Allāh﴾ sent it down, then leave these deniers ﴿to plunge in vain discourse and amuse themselves﴾. Among what clarifies what has been mentioned is what Sībawayh and other grammar scholars stated: that the Arabs report with the term "qawl" what was speech, not what was merely a saying. Thus, "qawl" is only used to report complete speech, a nominal sentence, or a verbal sentence. For this reason, they break (inna) when it comes after "qawl," as "qawl" is not used to report a single noun; and Allāh does not command anyone to mention a single noun nor legislate for the Muslims.
الَّذِي جَاءَ بِهِ مُوسَى﴾ ثمَّ قَالَ: ﴿قل الله﴾ أنزلهُ ثمَّ ذَر هَؤُلَاءِ المكذبين ﴿فِي خوضهم يَلْعَبُونَ﴾. وَمِمَّا يبين مَا تقدم مَا ذكره سِيبَوَيْهٍ وَغَيره من أَئِمَّة النَّحْو: أَن الْعَرَب يحكون بالْقَوْل مَا كَانَ كلَاما لَا يحكون بِهِ مَا كَانَ قولا. فَالْقَوْل لَا يحْكى بِهِ إِلَّا كَلَام تَامّ أَو جملَة اسمية أَو جملَة فعلية وَلِهَذَا يكسرون (إِن) إِذا جَاءَت بعد القَوْل، فَالْقَوْل لَا يحْكى بِهِ اسْم؛ وَالله تَعَالَى لَا يَأْمر أحدا بِذكر اسْم مُفْرد وَلَا شرع للْمُسلمين.
A mere name does not convey any aspect of faith
الِاسْم الْمُجَرّد لَا يُفِيد شَيْئا من الْإِيمَان
by consensus of the people of Islam, and it is not commanded in any act of worship nor in any form of address. An example of someone who relies on a mere name is what is mentioned: that some Bedouin passed by a caller to prayer saying: (I bear witness that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allāh) in the accusative case, and he said: What is this person saying? This is the name, so where is the predicate about it that completes the speech? And what is in the Qurʾān from His saying [73:8]: ﴿And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with complete devotion﴾ and His saying [87:1]: ﴿Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High﴾ and His saying [87:14-15]: ﴿He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself * and mentions the name of his Lord and prays﴾ and His saying [56:74]: ﴿So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great﴾ and similar statements do not imply mentioning it alone
بِاتِّفَاق أهل الْإِسْلَام وَلَا يُؤمر بِهِ فِي شَيْء من الْعِبَادَات وَلَا فِي شَيْء من المخاطبات. وَنَظِير من اقْتصر على الِاسْم الْمُفْرد مَا يذكر: أَن بعض الْأَعْرَاب مر بمؤذن يَقُول: (أشهد أَن مُحَمَّدًا رسولَ الله) بِالنّصب فَقَالَ: مَاذَا يَقُول هَذَا؟ هَذَا الِاسْم، فَأَيْنَ الْخَبَر عَنهُ الَّذِي يتم بِهِ الْكَلَام؟ وَمَا فِي الْقُرْآن من قَوْله [٨ المزمل] : ﴿وَاذْكُر اسْم رَبك وتبتل إِلَيْهِ تبتيلا﴾ وَقَوله [١ الْأَعْلَى] : ﴿سبح اسْم رَبك الْأَعْلَى﴾ وَقَوله [١٤-١٥ الْأَعْلَى] : ﴿قد أَفْلح من تزكّى * وَذكر اسْم ربه فصلى﴾ وَقَوله [٧٤ الْوَاقِعَة] : ﴿فسبح باسم رَبك الْعَظِيم﴾ وَنَحْو ذَلِك لَا يقتضى ذكره مُفردا.