LessonsʿAṭf al-Bayān: Definition, Examples, and Contrast with BadalQuiz

A kunyah, title, or lineage may be followed by a clearer identification. Some such expressions take an ʿaṭf al-bayān analysis.

The book uses a kunyah followed by «عُمَرُ», then a person’s name with «بْنُ عُمَرَ».

Do not label every adjacent pair of names as explanatory apposition: check context and syntax.

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Kunyah, title, lineage, and name

ʿAṭf al-Bayān: Definition, Examples, and Contrast with Badal

A kunyah, title, or lineage may be followed by a clearer identification. Some such expressions take an ʿaṭf al-bayān analysis.

The book uses a kunyah followed by «عُمَرُ», then a person’s name with «بْنُ عُمَرَ».

Do not label every adjacent pair of names as explanatory apposition: check context and syntax.