LessonsZuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: Reconciling ʿAbs and Dhubyān, Honoring Peacemakers and Keeping Covenants (Verses 16–27)Quiz

In is a jussive conditional particle. Nudrik is the conditional verb and naslam the apodosis; both are imperfect verbs in the jussive. A final vowel in metrical recitation does not change their underlying grammatical governance.

Al-silma is the object; wāsiʿan qualifies it. The prepositional expressions bi-māl and bi-maʿrūf identify the means used to reach peace. The resulting safety is shared security, not simply victory for one side.

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Grammar of in nudrik … naslam

Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: Reconciling ʿAbs and Dhubyān, Honoring Peacemakers and Keeping Covenants (Verses 16–27)

In is a jussive conditional particle. Nudrik is the conditional verb and naslam the apodosis; both are imperfect verbs in the jussive. A final vowel in metrical recitation does not change their underlying grammatical governance.

Al-silma is the object; wāsiʿan qualifies it. The prepositional expressions bi-māl and bi-maʿrūf identify the means used to reach peace. The resulting safety is shared security, not simply victory for one side.