LessonsEllipsis in Istiʾnāf and Two Grounds for WaṣlQuiz

«فَنِعْمَ الْمَاهِدُونَ»
How excellent We are at spreading out!

On a specific grammatical account, the praised referent “We” is understood from the context, without another sentence serving as a substitute response. This differs from the previous poetic case, in which the subsequent contrast conveyed the force of the missing denial.

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An omitted referent understood through context

Ellipsis in Istiʾnāf and Two Grounds for Waṣl

«فَنِعْمَ الْمَاهِدُونَ»
How excellent We are at spreading out!

On a specific grammatical account, the praised referent “We” is understood from the context, without another sentence serving as a substitute response. This differs from the previous poetic case, in which the subsequent contrast conveyed the force of the missing denial.