Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And it may be added as a necessary element, like *al-lat* *** and *al-ana* and *alladhina*, then *al-lat*."
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The Shaykh : Then he said: "And it may be added as a necessary element, like *al-lat* *** and *al-ana* and *alladhina*, then *al-lat*
And out of necessity, like *banat al-ubur* *** So may your soul be well, O Qays al-Sari".
Good, "it may be added": "added" means the article *al*, meaning that it does not serve to make the noun definite; the definiteness is achieved by something else, but it is obligatory to include it.
"like *al-lat*": *al-lat* is a plural relative pronoun, what is it?
The student: "Allati."
The Shaykh : It is the plural of *allati*, so it is obligatory to include *al* in it, even though it is definite without it, because it is a relative pronoun.
"and *al-ana*": *al-ana* is the name for the present time. *Al-ana* is for the present, *ghadan* is for the future, and *ams* is for the past, so these divide up the time.
"and *al-ana* and *alladhina*": a relative pronoun.
"then *al-lat*": This *al-lat* is different from the first *al-lat*. This *al-lat* is the name of an idol that the Quraysh worshipped. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "then *al-lat*": because of its lower rank, because it is an idol, and it is not its right to be equal to others, nor to come before others, so he used *thumma*, which indicates delay, and so on.
-Yes- and upon his family and all his companions.
And out of necessity, like *banat al-ubur* *** So may your soul be well, O Qays al-Sari".
Good, "it may be added": "added" means the article *al*, meaning that it does not serve to make the noun definite; the definiteness is achieved by something else, but it is obligatory to include it.
"like *al-lat*": *al-lat* is a plural relative pronoun, what is it?
The student: "Allati."
The Shaykh : It is the plural of *allati*, so it is obligatory to include *al* in it, even though it is definite without it, because it is a relative pronoun.
"and *al-ana*": *al-ana* is the name for the present time. *Al-ana* is for the present, *ghadan* is for the future, and *ams* is for the past, so these divide up the time.
"and *al-ana* and *alladhina*": a relative pronoun.
"then *al-lat*": This *al-lat* is different from the first *al-lat*. This *al-lat* is the name of an idol that the Quraysh worshipped. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "then *al-lat*": because of its lower rank, because it is an idol, and it is not its right to be equal to others, nor to come before others, so he used *thumma*, which indicates delay, and so on.
-Yes- and upon his family and all his companions.