LessonsJamʿ, Tafriq and Taqsim: Individual, Combined and Exhaustive FormsQuiz

﴿الْمَالُ وَالْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا﴾
Wealth and children are an adornment of worldly life. (Al-Kahf 18:46)

Members: Wealth and children are two distinct referents.
Shared judgment: “the adornment of worldly life” is predicated of both.

The verse does not claim that wealth and children share every property. They are gathered under one relevant consideration: their status as worldly adornment.

One encompassing predicate makes the connection visible without lengthy repetition. The audience receives both the plurality and the perspective that unites it.

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Wealth and children: a Qur’anic illustration

Jamʿ, Tafriq and Taqsim: Individual, Combined and Exhaustive Forms

﴿الْمَالُ وَالْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا﴾
Wealth and children are an adornment of worldly life. (Al-Kahf 18:46)

Members: Wealth and children are two distinct referents.
Shared judgment: “the adornment of worldly life” is predicated of both.

The verse does not claim that wealth and children share every property. They are gathered under one relevant consideration: their status as worldly adornment.

One encompassing predicate makes the connection visible without lengthy repetition. The audience receives both the plurality and the perspective that unites it.