Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "I know and I see"
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment.
The author, Ibn Malik, said in his *Alfiyyah*: "I know and I see". This is the title of a chapter, and in reality it is like a section for what came before, because it is directly related to it. The root of *a'lam* is *'alima* (to know); the hamzah of causation entered it, making it *a'lam* (to inform). You say: "Zayd knew 'Amr to be standing," meaning that Zayd knew that 'Amr was standing. When the hamzah of causation enters, you say: "The man informed Zayd that 'Amr was standing." So Zayd, which was in the nominative case in the first instance, is now in the accusative case. Why? Because of the entry of the hamzah of causation.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment.
The author, Ibn Malik, said in his *Alfiyyah*: "I know and I see". This is the title of a chapter, and in reality it is like a section for what came before, because it is directly related to it. The root of *a'lam* is *'alima* (to know); the hamzah of causation entered it, making it *a'lam* (to inform). You say: "Zayd knew 'Amr to be standing," meaning that Zayd knew that 'Amr was standing. When the hamzah of causation enters, you say: "The man informed Zayd that 'Amr was standing." So Zayd, which was in the nominative case in the first instance, is now in the accusative case. Why? Because of the entry of the hamzah of causation.