Explanation of the saying of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And a connection is established by a follower *** like a connection with the actual name itself."
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The Shaykh : He said:
"And a connection is established by a follower *** like a connection with the actual name itself"
"Connection" means a relationship. It is the subject, and it is permissible to begin with it even though it is an indefinite noun with a description, where he said "established". "By a follower" is a prepositional phrase attached to "established." "Like a connection" is the prepositional phrase serving as the predicate for the first "connection." "With the actual name itself" is attached to "connection." The meaning is that what is connected to the follower is like what is connected to the name itself. So you would say, for example: "Zayd, I passed by a man who loves him." "Zayd, I passed by a man who loves him." We now have a connection established by the follower, meaning a relationship, because the pronoun of Zayd mentioned earlier is connected to the verb "loves." The verb "loves" is a description of what?
The student: A description of the man.
The Shaykh : A description of the man, a description of the man. And this verse resembles the one before it, where the occupied noun is separated by a preposition or addition, like a connection. This is not separated by a preposition or addition, but it is occupied by a description of what the verb acts upon. "Zayd, I passed by a man who loves him." Now, "Zayd, honor a man who loves him." What is the stronger position?
The student: The accusative case.
The Shaykh : "Zayd, honor a man who loves him"?
The student: The accusative case.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: The accusative case is the stronger position.
The Shaykh : "Zayd, honor a man who loves him." What is the stronger position?
The student: The accusative case.
The Shaykh : The accusative case? Why?
The student: A verb of request.
The Shaykh : Because the occupied noun was a verb of request. And if the occupied noun is a verb of request, what is the stronger position?
The student: The accusative case.
The Shaykh : The accusative case, yes, that is correct.
"And a connection is established by a follower *** like a connection with the actual name itself"
"Connection" means a relationship. It is the subject, and it is permissible to begin with it even though it is an indefinite noun with a description, where he said "established". "By a follower" is a prepositional phrase attached to "established." "Like a connection" is the prepositional phrase serving as the predicate for the first "connection." "With the actual name itself" is attached to "connection." The meaning is that what is connected to the follower is like what is connected to the name itself. So you would say, for example: "Zayd, I passed by a man who loves him." "Zayd, I passed by a man who loves him." We now have a connection established by the follower, meaning a relationship, because the pronoun of Zayd mentioned earlier is connected to the verb "loves." The verb "loves" is a description of what?
The student: A description of the man.
The Shaykh : A description of the man, a description of the man. And this verse resembles the one before it, where the occupied noun is separated by a preposition or addition, like a connection. This is not separated by a preposition or addition, but it is occupied by a description of what the verb acts upon. "Zayd, I passed by a man who loves him." Now, "Zayd, honor a man who loves him." What is the stronger position?
The student: The accusative case.
The Shaykh : "Zayd, honor a man who loves him"?
The student: The accusative case.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: The accusative case is the stronger position.
The Shaykh : "Zayd, honor a man who loves him." What is the stronger position?
The student: The accusative case.
The Shaykh : The accusative case? Why?
The student: A verb of request.
The Shaykh : Because the occupied noun was a verb of request. And if the occupied noun is a verb of request, what is the stronger position?
The student: The accusative case.
The Shaykh : The accusative case, yes, that is correct.