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كُتِبَ الدَّرْسُ بِالْقَلَمِ — The lesson was written with a pen.

كُتِبَ: past passive.
الدَّرْسُ: nominative passive subject.
بِالْقَلَمِ: bāʾ of instrument plus genitive noun «الْقَلَمِ».

The prepositional phrase is not automatically the passive subject; it expresses an instrument.

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A Prepositional Phrase Is Not Automatically the Passive Subject

Mafʿūl Mā Lam Yusamma Fāʿiluhu — The Passive Subject

كُتِبَ الدَّرْسُ بِالْقَلَمِ — The lesson was written with a pen.

كُتِبَ: past passive.
الدَّرْسُ: nominative passive subject.
بِالْقَلَمِ: bāʾ of instrument plus genitive noun «الْقَلَمِ».

The prepositional phrase is not automatically the passive subject; it expresses an instrument.