Is the plural of *'alamah* *'alamun*, and is it a sound masculine plural?
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The questioner : *'Alamah*.
The Shaykh : *'Alamah*, the plural is *'alamun*, yes. How?
The student: It is prohibited...
The Shaykh : However, some consider it permissible, and I have a principle, and I ask Allah not to hold me accountable for it, that when grammarians differ on two opinions, we take the easier one, and this is not a matter of seeking dispensations.
The questioner : Does the Qur'an and Sunnah govern the language, or does the language govern the Qur'an?
The Shaykh : *'Alamah*, the plural is *'alamun*, yes. How?
The student: It is prohibited...
The Shaykh : However, some consider it permissible, and I have a principle, and I ask Allah not to hold me accountable for it, that when grammarians differ on two opinions, we take the easier one, and this is not a matter of seeking dispensations.
The questioner : Does the Qur'an and Sunnah govern the language, or does the language govern the Qur'an?