What sort of answer does “Mā al-ʿasjad?” require?
Interrogation (al-Istifhām): Particles, Conception, Assent and Rhetorical Uses
- An interrogative negation
- A lexical meaning or explanation of the name
- A person’s name
- A date
Interrogation (al-Istifhām): Particles, Conception, Assent and Rhetorical Uses