وَإِلَّا فَهُوَ التَّصَوُّرُ
Otherwise, it is taṣawwur.
A question of taṣawwur identifies an element: which person, substance, location, attribute, or other component is intended. A relation may be understood in the background without being the point requiring assent.
In “A-dibsun fī al-ināʾi am ʿasalun?” the speaker seeks to know whether the substance in the vessel is syrup or honey. The answer supplies the missing identification, not merely “yes.”
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Istifhām: Conception, Assent, and the Interrogative Hamza
وَإِلَّا فَهُوَ التَّصَوُّرُ
Otherwise, it is taṣawwur.
A question of taṣawwur identifies an element: which person, substance, location, attribute, or other component is intended. A relation may be understood in the background without being the point requiring assent.
In “A-dibsun fī al-ināʾi am ʿasalun?” the speaker seeks to know whether the substance in the vessel is syrup or honey. The answer supplies the missing identification, not merely “yes.”