LessonsDalālah, Waḍʿ and the Six Types of IndicationQuiz

All three kinds of verbal indication have a spoken word as their indicator, but the basis of indication differs.
1. Verbal-conventional: an expression points to its assigned meaning.
2. Verbal-natural: an utterance expresses a state because of natural human disposition.
3. Verbal-rational: hearing speech allows reason to infer something else, such as the existence of a speaker.
Classify by why the indication occurs, not by memorizing labels in isolation.

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Three kinds of verbal indication

Dalālah, Waḍʿ and the Six Types of Indication

All three kinds of verbal indication have a spoken word as their indicator, but the basis of indication differs.
1. Verbal-conventional: an expression points to its assigned meaning.
2. Verbal-natural: an utterance expresses a state because of natural human disposition.
3. Verbal-rational: hearing speech allows reason to infer something else, such as the existence of a speaker.
Classify by why the indication occurs, not by memorizing labels in isolation.