LessonsAmr: Form and Different MeaningsQuiz

The imperative form is used for these three purposes:

• Obligation1: أَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ - establish prayer.
• Recommendation2: فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ إِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا - make a manumission contract with them if you know good in them.
• Permission3: وَإِذَا حَلَلْتُمْ فَاصْطَادُوا - when you leave the state of Ihram, you may hunt.

1. Obligation: wording used here to require an act.
2. Recommendation: wording used to encourage an act without making it binding in this example.
3. Permission: wording used to allow an act after a previous restriction has ended.

  • Obligation, Recommendation, and Permission

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Obligation, Recommendation, and Permission

Amr: Form and Different Meanings

The imperative form is used for these three purposes:

• Obligation1: أَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ - establish prayer.
• Recommendation2: فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ إِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا - make a manumission contract with them if you know good in them.
• Permission3: وَإِذَا حَلَلْتُمْ فَاصْطَادُوا - when you leave the state of Ihram, you may hunt.

1. Obligation: wording used here to require an act.
2. Recommendation: wording used to encourage an act without making it binding in this example.
3. Permission: wording used to allow an act after a previous restriction has ended.

  • Obligation, Recommendation, and Permission