LessonsAl-Wasl wa-l-Fasl: Rhetoric of Joining and Separating SentencesQuiz

FormWhat the second clause doesKey illustrationBadalSpecifies a general statementBima ta‘lamun / amaddakum bi-an‘amBayanDiscloses an implicit detailFawaswasa / qala ya AdamuTa’kidReinforces the same assertionFamahhil / amhilhum

In all three, the second clause is closely integrated with the first. Specification, clarification, and reinforcement are different relations, but each warrants omission of wāw under complete connection.

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Badal, bayan, and ta’kid compared

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

FormWhat the second clause doesKey illustrationBadalSpecifies a general statementBima ta‘lamun / amaddakum bi-an‘amBayanDiscloses an implicit detailFawaswasa / qala ya AdamuTa’kidReinforces the same assertionFamahhil / amhilhum

In all three, the second clause is closely integrated with the first. Specification, clarification, and reinforcement are different relations, but each warrants omission of wāw under complete connection.