What does the preposition "fi" (in) encompass regarding both time and place?
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The Shaykh : All right, the author says, yes?
The student: Does it encompass both time and place, or place only?
The Shaykh : It encompasses both time and place, this and that.
The student: In the case of movement?
The Shaykh : Yes, in the case of movement, meaning: I was walking in [a place], from the beginning of the walk to its end. This is the circumstance of the walk, so I am walking in this circumstance.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No...
The student: Does it encompass both time and place, or place only?
The Shaykh : It encompasses both time and place, this and that.
The student: In the case of movement?
The Shaykh : Yes, in the case of movement, meaning: I was walking in [a place], from the beginning of the walk to its end. This is the circumstance of the walk, so I am walking in this circumstance.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No...
