Al-Wasl wa-l-Fasl: Rhetoric of Joining and Separating Sentences

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• Which pair correctly defines wasl and fasl?
• Why does this chapter focus specifically on wāw?
• What does the first wasl context require between two declarations?
• Why are the two clauses about the righteous and wicked joined?
• What is the discourse type of both clauses in “falyadhaku ... walyabku”?
• In “la, wa-shafahu Allah,” what error does wāw prevent?
• What is the first of the five fasl contexts?
• What does the second amaddakum clause do?
• What is the function of the clause beginning “qala ya Adamu”?
• Why are famahhil and amhilhum left uncoordinated?
• Which morphological analysis of “famahhil” and “amhil” is correct?
• Which example illustrates complete disconnection?
• A declarative clause followed by an unrelated directive is which form?
• What implied question does “sadaqu” answer?
• What is fasl called when the second clause answers an implied question?
• Why is the “Salma thinks ... I see her ...” passage separated?
• What is the label for separation to prevent misleading attribution?
• Why must “Allahu yastahzi’u bihim” not come under qalu?
• Which statement lies outside the temporal scope of “idha khalaw”?
• What chiefly motivates fasl in the intermediate case?
• Which pair best exemplifies complete connection?
• What distinguishes “fawaswasa ... qala” from “za‘ama ... sadaqu”?
• How do “la wa-shafahu Allah” and “famahhil ... amhilhum” differ?
• Which is the sound way to analyze wasl and fasl?
• This chapter primarily treats coordination with wāw.
• Contrasting clauses can never be joined.
• The second amaddakum clause specifies the earlier general reference.
• Sadaqu following za‘ama al-‘awadhil illustrates complete disconnection.
• Coordination in near-complete disconnection can create misleading attribution.
• Allahu yastahzi’u bihim is part of what the hypocrites said.