The Book of Allah and the Particular Expression (Khass)

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• In this definition, what does al-Kitab designate?
• Which three features are named in the textbook’s definition of the Qur’an?
• What distinction does “revealed to the Messenger ﷺ” establish?
• What does masahif refer to in this context?
• What distinguishes tawatur from a lone individual report?
• What does certainty of Qur’anic transmission not by itself establish?
• How many classification schemes does the source apply to the wording of the Book and Sunnah?
• How many total classes result from the four schemes in the source?
• What is examined by the first classification bi-iʿtibar al-wadʿ?
• Which distinction between assignment and use is correct?
• Which four categories belong to the first scheme?
• What is the central criterion in the source definition of khass?
• Which claim about khass conflicts with the textbook’s examples?
• Which form of khass is illustrated by Zayd?
• In the source, rajul is an example of what?
• Which category is illustrated by insan?
• Does the fact that rajul can apply to many persons alone make it ʿamm?
• Which word in “thalathata quruʾ” illustrates khass in the textbook?
• Which number is definitely denoted by thalathah?
• What question can remain about quruʾ even when “three” is determinate?
• Which interpretation does the source apply to divorce occurring during purity?
• What reason does the book give for the ruling of khass?
• In what context does the book state that khass must be acted upon?
• Which pair belongs to the further forms of khass listed by the source?
• Which introductory distinction between mutlaq and muqayyad is appropriate?
• Which statement best respects the limits of determinate numerical signification?
• Which subject follows khass in the source’s first classification?
• The source illustrates khass with an individual, type and genus.
• Mass transmission of the Qur’anic text necessarily removes every disagreement about its legal interpretation.
• The source treats thalathah as khass because it is assigned to a determinate number.