وَالأَوَّلُ يَكُونُ بِخَمْسَةِ أَشْيَاءَ: الأَمْرِ، وَالنَّهْيِ، وَالاسْتِفْهَامِ، وَالتَّمَنِّي، وَالنِّدَاءِ
The first class, requestive inshāʾ, consists of command, prohibition, interrogation, wishing and calling.
FormWhat it primarily seeks
al-AmrPerformance of an act
al-NahyRefraining from an act
al-IstifhāmAn answer or knowledge
al-TamannīFulfilment of a cherished wish
al-NidāʾAttention of the addressee
The forms differ, but each has a requestive dimension. This level develops the imperative; other forms are treated in later lessons.