LessonsMubtadaʾ and Khabar — Definition and Foundational RulesQuiz

وَ«مُحَمَّدٌ نَبِيُّنَا».
Translation: Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is our Prophet.

مُحَمَّدٌ: nominative mubtadaʾ, definite as a proper name.
نَبِيُّ: nominative khabar, the muḍāf in an iḍāfa.
نَا: bound pronoun functioning as genitive muḍāf ilayh.

«نَبِيُّنَا» is definite through iḍāfa, showing that a khabar is not invariably indefinite.

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Mubtadaʾ and Khabar — Definition and Foundational Rules

وَ«مُحَمَّدٌ نَبِيُّنَا».
Translation: Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is our Prophet.

مُحَمَّدٌ: nominative mubtadaʾ, definite as a proper name.
نَبِيُّ: nominative khabar, the muḍāf in an iḍāfa.
نَا: bound pronoun functioning as genitive muḍāf ilayh.

«نَبِيُّنَا» is definite through iḍāfa, showing that a khabar is not invariably indefinite.