In the hypothetical report “Zayd and Amr entered,” waw primarily joins the two events; it does not itself establish who came first. Fa can signal close succession, while thumma normally conveys a later step with delay.
An argument that infers a compulsory chronology from waw alone adds something not guaranteed by the connector. Because particles also have contextual uses, the precise meaning must be tested in the whole expression.
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Advanced Applied Usul: Testing Evidence and Inference (Supplementary)
In the hypothetical report “Zayd and Amr entered,” waw primarily joins the two events; it does not itself establish who came first. Fa can signal close succession, while thumma normally conveys a later step with delay.
An argument that infers a compulsory chronology from waw alone adds something not guaranteed by the connector. Because particles also have contextual uses, the precise meaning must be tested in the whole expression.