What is the meaning of the "al" that indicates present presence?

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The questioner : What is the meaning of "al" that indicates present presence?

The Shaykh :"Al" that indicates present presence means: your current time. One of its rules is that every "al" following a demonstrative noun for presence—such as this man, this mosque, this place—is for present presence.

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