Supplementary example: «مَا الطَّالِبُ إِلَّا مُجْتَهِدٌ» = The student is indeed hardworking (and nothing else is asserted here).
mā is non-governing; al-ṭālibu is mubtadaʾ, illā restricts the predication, and mujtahidun is nominative khabar.
Compare mujtahidan without illā and mujtahidun with it.
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Supplementary Example: After Illā
The Predicate of Mā and Lā Resembling Laysa
Supplementary example: «مَا الطَّالِبُ إِلَّا مُجْتَهِدٌ» = The student is indeed hardworking (and nothing else is asserted here).
mā is non-governing; al-ṭālibu is mubtadaʾ, illā restricts the predication, and mujtahidun is nominative khabar.
Compare mujtahidan without illā and mujtahidun with it.