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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The word is either singular or compound *** In terms of consideration, the two are the same (Example of a singular word having two possible meanings)

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The Shaykh : And for this reason, he said:
"The word is either singular or compound *** In terms of consideration, the two are the same"
This means that a word may have one meaning when it stands alone and another meaning when it is combined in a different context. One of the most prominent examples of this is the word "village" (al-qaryah). Sometimes the intended meaning is the people of the village, and sometimes the intended meaning is the village itself. So, if you hear Allah the Mighty and Majestic say:
And how many a city did We destroy while it was committing wrong وكم من قريةٍ أهلكناها وهي ظالمة
[Al-Hajj 22:45]
, what is the intended meaning? The people of the village. But if you hear Allah say:
Indeed, We are going to destroy the people of this village إِنَّا مُهْلِكُو أَهْلِ هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ
, the intended meaning is the village itself, the people of this village. I am speaking about the village because the intended meaning of "village" here is not the people of the village, because "people" (ahli) is present and mentioned. So the intended meaning is the village itself, meaning that We are destroying the inhabitants of this village. You will find that the same word has a definitive meaning in one context and a definitive meaning in another context. Good.
Source alathar.net

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