LessonsʿIlm al-Maʿānī: Khabar, Inshāʾ and the Purposes of ReportingQuiz

«ولكل جملة ركنان: محكوم عليه، ومحكوم به»
Every sentence has two basic elements: that about which a judgment is made and what is predicated of it.

Maḥkūm ʿalayh = musnad ilayh: the subject about which something is asserted.
Maḥkūm bihi = musnad: the property or event predicated of it.

“الْعِلْمُ نَافِعٌ”
“Knowledge is beneficial.”

Here “الْعِلْمُ” is musnad ilayh and “نَافِعٌ” is musnad. A relation of benefit is predicated of knowledge. Knowing these roles is necessary for later discussion of omission, mention, fronting and postponement.

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The two pillars of a sentence

ʿIlm al-Maʿānī: Khabar, Inshāʾ and the Purposes of Reporting

«ولكل جملة ركنان: محكوم عليه، ومحكوم به»
Every sentence has two basic elements: that about which a judgment is made and what is predicated of it.

Maḥkūm ʿalayh = musnad ilayh: the subject about which something is asserted.
Maḥkūm bihi = musnad: the property or event predicated of it.

“الْعِلْمُ نَافِعٌ”
“Knowledge is beneficial.”

Here “الْعِلْمُ” is musnad ilayh and “نَافِعٌ” is musnad. A relation of benefit is predicated of knowledge. Knowing these roles is necessary for later discussion of omission, mention, fronting and postponement.