1. Find the stated verb.
2. Ask which accusative expression answers why or for what purpose.
3. Test whether a causal lām gives the intended meaning.
Finally distinguish it from a direct object, an adverbial and an absolute object.
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A Three-Step Recognition Method
Al-Mafʿūl Lahu: Expressing the Reason for an Action
1. Find the stated verb.
2. Ask which accusative expression answers why or for what purpose.
3. Test whether a causal lām gives the intended meaning.
Finally distinguish it from a direct object, an adverbial and an absolute object.