The Qur’anic verse deals with two things...

The Qur’anic verse deals with two things: ibtihal from which the word nabtihil (we pray) is derived as well as invoking for the curse upon liars as in the phrase “Then we will pray humbly for the curse of Allah upon those who lie”. Each of these things has its particular objective concept. Also, the latter i.e. “ invoking for the curse of Allah upon those who lie ” is combined with the previous part, i.e “praying humbly” by using “then”.

This means that praying humbly by the Prophet and his family represents the cause and invoking for the curse of Allah as the effect. God’s exposing disbelievers to dread…