LessonsThe Tawābiʿ and Naʿt: Direct and Relational AttributesQuiz

وَقَدْ يَكُونُ لِمُجَرَّدِ الثَّنَاءِ وَالْمَدْحِ، نَحْوُ: «بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ»، وَقَدْ يَكُونُ لِلذَّمِّ، نَحْوُ: «أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ»، وَقَدْ يَكُونُ لِلتَّأْكِيدِ، نَحْوُ قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: «نَفْخَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ».
Translation: Naʿt may convey praise, as in al-Raḥmān al-Raḥīm; blame, as in al-shayṭān al-rajīm; or emphasis, as in nafkhatun wāḥidah (“a single blast”).

These are additional functions of naʿt beyond specification and clarification. They are examples explicitly supplied by the book.

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The Book: Praise, Blame, and Emphasis

The Tawābiʿ and Naʿt: Direct and Relational Attributes

وَقَدْ يَكُونُ لِمُجَرَّدِ الثَّنَاءِ وَالْمَدْحِ، نَحْوُ: «بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ»، وَقَدْ يَكُونُ لِلذَّمِّ، نَحْوُ: «أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ»، وَقَدْ يَكُونُ لِلتَّأْكِيدِ، نَحْوُ قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: «نَفْخَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ».
Translation: Naʿt may convey praise, as in al-Raḥmān al-Raḥīm; blame, as in al-shayṭān al-rajīm; or emphasis, as in nafkhatun wāḥidah (“a single blast”).

These are additional functions of naʿt beyond specification and clarification. They are examples explicitly supplied by the book.