˹Then˺ they pleaded, “O ˹mighty˺ magician! Pray to your Lord on our behalf, by virtue of the covenant He made with you.1 We will certainly accept guidance.”
These readings represent linguistic options for this vocative structure and are identical in meaning. Ibn ʿĀmir does this at three junctures (24:31, 43:49, 55:31) due to the spelling in all the codices without alif [al-Mahdawi].
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
Explanation
These readings represent linguistic options for this vocative structure and are identical in meaning. Ibn ʿĀmir does this at three junctures (24:31, 43:49, 55:31) due to the spelling in all the codices without alif [al-Mahdawi].