Discussion from the end of the chapter on prepositions.
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The student: ... it prevents it from having an effect, so it has no effect.
The Shaykh : Exactly, it prevents it from having an effect, so it has no effect.
The student: about the genitive case.
The Shaykh : About the genitive case, so it does not put the noun in the genitive case, yes, is this what you are saying? Yes, ah...
The student: if it were added.
The Shaykh : It would remain with its effect.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Is the correct one the last one and not the first?
The student: The latter.
The Shaykh : The last one, and for this reason he said.
The student: "so it did not prevent an effect that was known".
The Shaykh : Yes, good. What is an example of it after the letter ba?
The student: after the letter ba?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: min.
The Shaykh : Adding what comes after the letter ba while the effect remains.
The student: perhaps a man whom I met.
The Shaykh : After the letter ba?
The student :[Ali 'Imran 3:159].
The Shaykh : His saying, Exalted is He:[Ali 'Imran 3:159] What is its grammatical analysis, O 'Abd al-Rahman?
The student: The fa is based on what comes before it; the ba is a preposition.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: And the wa is extra and has no effect, and rahmah is a noun in the genitive case due to the ba, and the sign of its genitive case is a kasrah.
The Shaykh : What is your opinion regarding the Qur'an? Do we say it is extra, like this, or extra in terms of effect? Or is it a connective?
The student: ... extra.
The Shaykh : Extra in terms of effect is better, yes.
The student: And rahmah is a noun in the genitive case due to the ba, and the sign of its genitive case is a visible kasrah on its end; min Allah is a preposition and a noun in the genitive case; lanat is a verb and its subject.
The Shaykh : And what is the grammatical position of the preposition and noun in the genitive case, min Allah?
The student: It is in the position of a raised subject (mubtada').
The Shaykh : A subject (mubtada')? What do you say?
The student: It is attached to a deleted word.
The Shaykh : Good, and what is its grammatical position? What do you say?
The student: An attribute.
The Shaykh : It is a description for rahmah, because rahmah is an indefinite noun, and what comes after it is a description.
The Shaykh : Exactly, it prevents it from having an effect, so it has no effect.
The student: about the genitive case.
The Shaykh : About the genitive case, so it does not put the noun in the genitive case, yes, is this what you are saying? Yes, ah...
The student: if it were added.
The Shaykh : It would remain with its effect.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Is the correct one the last one and not the first?
The student: The latter.
The Shaykh : The last one, and for this reason he said.
The student: "so it did not prevent an effect that was known".
The Shaykh : Yes, good. What is an example of it after the letter ba?
The student: after the letter ba?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: min.
The Shaykh : Adding what comes after the letter ba while the effect remains.
The student: perhaps a man whom I met.
The Shaykh : After the letter ba?
The student :
So by mercy from Allah, [O Muhammad], you were lenient with them.
فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ لِنْتَ لَهُمْThe Shaykh : His saying, Exalted is He:
So by mercy from Allah, [O Muhammad], you were lenient with them.
فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ لِنْتَ لَهُمْThe student: The fa is based on what comes before it; the ba is a preposition.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: And the wa is extra and has no effect, and rahmah is a noun in the genitive case due to the ba, and the sign of its genitive case is a kasrah.
The Shaykh : What is your opinion regarding the Qur'an? Do we say it is extra, like this, or extra in terms of effect? Or is it a connective?
The student: ... extra.
The Shaykh : Extra in terms of effect is better, yes.
The student: And rahmah is a noun in the genitive case due to the ba, and the sign of its genitive case is a visible kasrah on its end; min Allah is a preposition and a noun in the genitive case; lanat is a verb and its subject.
The Shaykh : And what is the grammatical position of the preposition and noun in the genitive case, min Allah?
The student: It is in the position of a raised subject (mubtada').
The Shaykh : A subject (mubtada')? What do you say?
The student: It is attached to a deleted word.
The Shaykh : Good, and what is its grammatical position? What do you say?
The student: An attribute.
The Shaykh : It is a description for rahmah, because rahmah is an indefinite noun, and what comes after it is a description.