LessonsMuḥkam, Mutashābih, Kināyah, Taʿrīḍ and Figurative AttributionQuiz

«وَامْسَحُوا بِرُءُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلِكُمْ»
“And wipe your heads; and [the ruling concerning] your feet follows in the verse.” (al-Māʾidah 5:6, excerpt with an explanatory gloss)

This phrase has been discussed because the case readings of “arjulikum/arjulakum” and the attachment of its conjunction can lead to distinct grammatical analyses. In the genitive reading, the relation to the nearer phrase is one of the grammatical issues raised.

The example illustrates an interpretive issue in Arabic coordination. It is not, by itself, a complete determination of the law of ablution. The different readings, the surrounding sequence of commands, and the relevant juristic evidence must be handled without reducing a complex legal discussion to simple word proximity.

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“Wa-arjulakum”: coordination and readings

Muḥkam, Mutashābih, Kināyah, Taʿrīḍ and Figurative Attribution

«وَامْسَحُوا بِرُءُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلِكُمْ»
“And wipe your heads; and [the ruling concerning] your feet follows in the verse.” (al-Māʾidah 5:6, excerpt with an explanatory gloss)

This phrase has been discussed because the case readings of “arjulikum/arjulakum” and the attachment of its conjunction can lead to distinct grammatical analyses. In the genitive reading, the relation to the nearer phrase is one of the grammatical issues raised.

The example illustrates an interpretive issue in Arabic coordination. It is not, by itself, a complete determination of the law of ablution. The different readings, the surrounding sequence of commands, and the relevant juristic evidence must be handled without reducing a complex legal discussion to simple word proximity.