أَسْفَلَ سَافِلِيْنَ
أَسْفَلَ سَافِلِيْنَ is a phrase (شِبْهُ الجُمْلَةِ) consisting of a possessed noun followed by a possessive noun.
| Phrase | Noun / Noun | Noun | Noun | ||
| شِبْهُ الجُمْلَةِ | مُضَافٌ وَ مُضَافٌ إِلَيْهِ | مُضَافٌ إِلَيْهِ | مُضَافٌ | ||
| Phrase | Possessive compound | Possessive noun/owner | Noun possessed/owned | ||
| the lowest of the low | أَسْفَلَ سَافِلِيْنَ | = | سَافِلِيْنَ | + | أَسْفَلَ |
| the lowest of the low | the low | the lowest of | |||
| Surah/ | Below is the only verse in the holy Quran containing the possessive phrase | أَسْفَلَ سَافِلِيْنَ |
| Verse | ||
| 95-5 | Then We returned him back to the lowest of the low | ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَاهُ أَسْفَلَ سَافِلِيْنَ |