In the poet's saying, "The caravan came, all of them," why did he emphasize it with the plural?
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The author mentions the singular without the plural!
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Like the army and the caravan.
The Shaykh : Yes!
The questioner : The caravan came, all of them!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he did not mention the general.
The Shaykh : And what did he not mention?
The questioner : The plural, meaning.
The Shaykh : Because "al-rikab" (the caravan) is a plural noun, just as "al-sahb" (the companions) is a plural noun, so its meaning is: so the companions
The student: Is it permissible to say: "The people came, all of them"?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible.
The questioner : The author mentions the singular without the plural!
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Like the army and the caravan.
The Shaykh : Yes!
The questioner : The caravan came, all of them!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he did not mention the general.
The Shaykh : And what did he not mention?
The questioner : The plural, meaning.
The Shaykh : Because "al-rikab" (the caravan) is a plural noun, just as "al-sahb" (the companions) is a plural noun, so its meaning is: so the companions
The student: Is it permissible to say: "The people came, all of them"?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible.