What is the meaning of the conjunction "wa" (and) in his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): ( ... and the shadow of the man was like his length ... )?
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The questioner : What is the meaning of the conjunction "wa" (and) in his saying: The conjunction "wa" (and).
The Shaykh : It is a conjunction to "when the sun has passed its zenith" and "and."
The questioner : Does the meaning hold?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The meaning.
The Shaykh : That is, it holds.
The questioner : And the conjunction is to what comes before it.
The Shaykh : The conjunction is to what comes before it, if it is so, and therefore "when the sun has passed its zenith" and "and" means until ... .
And the shadow of the man was like his length
وكان ظل الرجل مثلهThe Shaykh : It is a conjunction to "when the sun has passed its zenith" and "and."
The questioner : Does the meaning hold?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The meaning.
The Shaykh : That is, it holds.
The questioner : And the conjunction is to what comes before it.
The Shaykh : The conjunction is to what comes before it, if it is so, and therefore "when the sun has passed its zenith" and "and" means until ... .