Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "Either it is a clarifier or a coordinate *** And the aim now is to explain what has preceded."
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The Shaykh : As for here, the author indicated the conjunction by his saying:
"Either it is a clarifier or a coordinate":
Conjunction is divided into two types: conjunction of clarification and conjunction of coordination. What is connected by means of a particle is conjunction of coordination, for example: "Zayd and 'Amr came," so our saying "'Amr" is conjunction of coordination. And what is connected without the mediation of a particle is conjunction of clarification, and its definition will come later. He said:
"And the aim now":
"Now" was previously mentioned as an adverb of time indicating the present time, just as "here" is an adverb of place indicating the present place. "Now" is an adverb, and it is built on the fathah in the position of the accusative.
"The aim now": meaning in this chapter, "the explanation of what has preceded": And what has preceded?
The student: Conjunction of clarification.
The Shaykh : Conjunction of clarification. The aim now is conjunction of clarification. So the author presented the discussion on conjunction of clarification because it is less, and because it is more similar to the attribute, so it was more appropriate to be closer to it, and the attribute preceded. What is between it and the attribute?
The student: Emphasis.
The Shaykh : Emphasis. And the distinction between them is by emphasis, because emphasis is in reality an emphasis of the thing itself.
"Either it is a clarifier or a coordinate":
Conjunction is divided into two types: conjunction of clarification and conjunction of coordination. What is connected by means of a particle is conjunction of coordination, for example: "Zayd and 'Amr came," so our saying "'Amr" is conjunction of coordination. And what is connected without the mediation of a particle is conjunction of clarification, and its definition will come later. He said:
"And the aim now":
"Now" was previously mentioned as an adverb of time indicating the present time, just as "here" is an adverb of place indicating the present place. "Now" is an adverb, and it is built on the fathah in the position of the accusative.
"The aim now": meaning in this chapter, "the explanation of what has preceded": And what has preceded?
The student: Conjunction of clarification.
The Shaykh : Conjunction of clarification. The aim now is conjunction of clarification. So the author presented the discussion on conjunction of clarification because it is less, and because it is more similar to the attribute, so it was more appropriate to be closer to it, and the attribute preceded. What is between it and the attribute?
The student: Emphasis.
The Shaykh : Emphasis. And the distinction between them is by emphasis, because emphasis is in reality an emphasis of the thing itself.
