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65. The Way To Know The Arabic Language


The Arabic language is a convention the Arabs agreed on it, so they set specific words to denote specific meanings, as they set the expression the sky,the earth, the water" for the denotation of specific meanings, and as they set the expression al quru' for the menses and the purity, and as they set the expression al jawn for the black and for the white, and the expression al saleem, for the stung person and for the sound one, and so on. Since the Arabic language is a convention for Arabs; the way to know it is taking it from them. So if they say: "The so and so expression is set for the so and so meaning" or they say: "The so and so meaning is set for the so and so expression"; their saying will be accepted and approved, and will not be argued, because the convention is indisputable, and it is something they agreed on it, and not a mental issue nor is it related to the perception, and therefore whatever the Arabs say about the language will be approved. And what is meant by the Arabs, is the real genuine Arabs (al aqhaah) whom used to speak the Arabic language before the corruption of the Arabic (speaking) tongue and some of them remained until the fourth Hijry century, they used to live in the desert and their language did not get corrupted, therefore the language can be taken from. And the way to take from them is through the authentic narration, from here the way to know the Arabic language is the mutawaatir and aahaad transference. The mutawaatir transference is known by certainty and undoubted if suspicion exists, i.e. it does not accept doubt, like our knowledge in naming the essence (jawhar) as such, and the qualities ('araqh) as such, and the other names like tha sky (al samaa'), the earth (al ardh), the heat (al harr), the cold (al bard), and others. We perceived this knowledge through the decisive tawaator. And the aahaad is what is not known by us, and it is not transferred as the mutawaatir, so the way of obtaining the probability in it is the transference of the individuals, like the expressions narrated from the authors and researchers of the language like al Khaleel, al Asma'y, and the likes. And most of the expressions of the Arabic language are of the mutawaatir, and the least are of the aahaad. This is the way of knowing the Arabic language; it is the narration from the Arabs by either the tawaator or the aahaad, and there is no other than these ways. As for the mind; it is not beneficial in knowing the Arabic language, and it has no value because the issue is the transference from those who set the language, it is not a perception issue, and because the mind can only perform independently to proof the necessity of the existents, and the impossibility of the nonexistent.

And mind could not be guided independently to the occurrence of either of the two possibilities, and the languages are of this kind, because they are limited to what they were set for, since a specific expression was set for a specific meaning of the possibilities, and the mind could not independently perceive that the author of the language had set this or that expression for this or that meaning, because it depends on the transference from the author, therefore the mind has no role in knowing the language, but its knowledge depends on the transference from the author. And as for what was said: that it is known by the mind that the definite plural noun denotes the generality because the exception could be included in it, the matter is not like that, but it is a knowledge that came through the transference, because it is transferred to us that the exception is excluding what the text mentions, so from that we understood that the definite plural noun denotes the generality, so the mind did not independently judge that the author set this expression for this meaning, but the mind understood from what was transferred from the author that this expression brings out this meaning, it is like the understanding that the existence of Islamic states is not permissible for the saying of the Messenger (SAW): of pledge the given were khalifahs two If allegiance; do kill the latter of them" compiled by Muslim. So non permissibility of the multitude of the Islamic state is not set by the mind, but the shari'ah brought it, so it is a shari'ahi verdict, not mental verdict, and the mind only understood it from the shari'ahi text. And likewise is the language, so being the definite plural for the generality is not from the mind, but it is from the set up of the Arabs, so it is of their conventions and not from the mind. And the mind alone is not a way to know the language at all. But there are only two ways to know the language, one of them is the tawaator and the other is the aahaad, in other word the way to know the language is the narration only.

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  1. 1Transliteration Guide
  2. 21. Personality
  3. 31.1 The Islamic Personality
  4. 41.2 The Formation Of Personality
  5. 51.3 Gaps In Conduct
  6. 62. The Islamic Aqidah
  7. 72.1 The Meaning Of Imān In The Day Of Resurrection
  8. 82.2 The Emergence Of The Mutakallimīn And Their Approach
  9. 92.3 The Error In The Methodology Of The Mutakallimīn
  10. 102.4 How The Issue Of Al-qadaa’ Wa‘l- Qadar Emerged
  11. 112.5 Al-qadr
  12. 122.6 Al-qadā’
  13. 132.7 Al-qadā’ Wa‘l-qadar
  14. 142.8 Guidance And Misguidance
  15. 152.9 The Termination Of The Life-span [ajāl ] Is The Sole Cause Of Death
  16. 162.10 Provision [rizq] Is In The Hands Of Allah Alone
  17. 172.11 The Attributes [sifāt] Of Allah
  18. 182.12 The Muslim Philosophers
  19. 192.13 The Prophets And Messengers
  20. 202.14 The Infallibility Of The Prophets
  21. 212.15 The Revelation
  22. 222.16 It Is Not Allowed On The Part Of The Messenger Pbuh That He Be A Mujtahid
  23. 233. The Noble Qur'ān
  24. 243.1 The Compilation Of The Qur’ān
  25. 253.2 The Qur’ānic Script
  26. 263.3 The Miracle Of The Qur’ān
  27. 274. The Sunnah
  28. 284.1 The Sunnah Is A Sharī’ah Evidence Like The Qur’ān
  29. 294.2 Inferring Evidences From The Sunnah
  30. 304.3 The Solitary Report (khabar Al-ahad) Is Not A Decisive Proof (hujjah) For Beliefs
  31. 314.4 The Difference Between The ‘aqīdah And The Sharī’ah Rule (hukm Shar’i)
  32. 325. Ijtihād And Taqlīd
  33. 335.1 Expert Research (ijtihād)
  34. 345.2 The Conditions Of Ijtihād
  35. 355.2 Taqlīd
  36. 365.3 The Reality Of Taqlīd
  37. 375.4 The States Of Muqallidin And Their Preponderant Qualifications
  38. 385.5 Migrating From One Mujtahid To Another
  39. 396. Learning The Sharī’ah Rule
  40. 407. The Strength Of The Evidence (quwwa Al-dalīl)
  41. 418. Consultation (shūrā) Or The Adoption Of An Opinion In Islam
  42. 429. Science And Culture
  43. 439.1 The Islamic Culture
  44. 449.2 The Method Of Study In Islam
  45. 459.3 Acquisition Of Culture (thaqafa) And Sciences
  46. 469.4 The Cultural Movement
  47. 479.5 The Position Of Muslims With Regards To Non- Muslim Cultures
  48. 4810. The Islamic Disciplines
  49. 4910.1 Tafsīr (qur’ānic Exegesis)
  50. 5010.2 The Exegetical Approaches Of Mufassirun
  51. 5111. Sources Of Tafsīr
  52. 5211.1 The Ummah's Need Today For Mufassirin
  53. 5312. The Science Of Ḥadīth (‘ilm Al-ḥadīth)
  54. 5412.1 The Hadīth
  55. 5512.2 The Transmitters Of Hadīth (ruwat Al Hadith)
  56. 5612.3 The One Whose Narration Is Accepted And The One Whose Narration Is Not Accepted And The Exposition Of (the Science Of) Invalidation And Attestation Of Reliability (al-jarh Wa Ta'dīl)
  57. 5712.4 Narrations Of The Muslim Sects
  58. 5812.5 Arration By Meaning (riwaya Bil Ma’na) And Abridgement Of The Hadīth
  59. 5912.6 Categories Of Hadīth
  60. 6012.7 Categories Of The Khabar Al-ahād
  61. 6112.8 The Accepted Hadīth (maqbul) And The Rejected Hadīth (mardud)
  62. 6212.9 The Mursal Hadīth
  63. 6312.10 The Ḥadīth Qudsi
  64. 6412.11 The Inability To Prove The Authenticity Of A Hadīth From Its Sanad Does Not Indicate That It Is A Weak Hadīth
  65. 6512.12 Consideration Of The Hadīth As An Evidence In The Sharī’ah Rules
  66. 6613. Prophetic Biography (sīrah) And History
  67. 6714. The Principles Of Islamic Jurisprudence (usūl Al-fiqh)
  68. 6814.1 Fiqh (jurisprudence)
  69. 6914.2 The Development Of Fiqh
  70. 7014.3 The Effect Of Disputes And Debates (munazarat) On Islamic Jurisprudence
  71. 7114.4 The Flourishing Of Islamic Jurisprudence
  72. 7214.5 The Decline Of Islamic Jurisprudence
  73. 7314.6 The Myth Of The Influence Of Roman Law On Islamic Jurisprudence
  74. 7415. Studying Fiqh
  75. 7516. Examples (namadhij) Of Fiqh
  76. 7617. The Khilafah
  77. 7717.1 The Time Limit Given For Muslims To Appoint A Khalifah
  78. 7817.2 Contracting (in’iqad) The Khilafah
  79. 7917.3 The Pledge (bay’ah)
  80. 8017.4 The Conditions Of Eligibility For The Khalifah
  81. 8117.5 Seeking The Khilafah Post
  82. 8217.6 The Unity Of The Khilafah
  83. 8317.7 Succession (istikhlaf) Or Reign (‘ahd)
  84. 8417.8 The Method To Appoint The Khalifah
  85. 8517.9 The Shar'a Did Not Designate A Specific Person For The Khilafah
  86. 8617.10 General Responsibilities/duties
  87. 8718 The Islamic State Is A Human State And Not A Theocratic State.
  88. 8818.1 Deposing Or Removal Of The Khalifah
  89. 8919. The Leadership (al-imarah)
  90. 9019.1 Obedience (at-ta’ah)
  91. 9119.2 The Khalifah's Adoption Of Rules And Styles I.e. Adopting Canons
  92. 9220. Jihad
  93. 9320.1 The Khalifah And Jihad
  94. 9420.2 The Meaning Of The Khalifah Supervising The Army's Leadership
  95. 9520.3 The Martyr
  96. 9620.4 Guarding The Frontiers (ar-ribat)
  97. 9720.5 The Islamic Army
  98. 9820.6 Seeking The Assistance Of Disbelievers In Fighting
  99. 9920.7 Preparing The Islamic Army
  100. 10020.8 Flags And Banners
  101. 10120.9 Captives
  102. 10221. The War Policy
  103. 10321.1 Lying In War
  104. 10421.2 Spying
  105. 10521.3 Truce (hudna)
  106. 10621.4 Military Alliances
  107. 10721.5 Permissible Treaties
  108. 10821.6 Emergency Treaties
  109. 10921.7 Annulling Treaties
  110. 11021.8the Belligerent Disbeliever (kafir Harbi)
  111. 11121.9 The Protected Person (al-m'ustamin)
  112. 11221.10 The Rules Of The Dhimmi
  113. 11322. Implementing Islam Is Obligatory Upon The Disbelievers
  114. 11423. The Jizyah
  115. 11524. The Lands Of Ushr, Kharaj And Sulh (truce)
  116. 11625. Dar Al-kufr And Dar Al-islam
  117. 11726. The Believer's Befriending The Disbelievers
  118. 11826.1 The Emigration (hijrah) From Dar Al-kufr To Dar Al-islam
  119. 11927. The Position Of Islam On Slaves And Slavery
  120. 12027.1 Treating Slaves
  121. 12127.2 Treating Slavery
  122. 12228. Relationships Between Individuals
  123. 12329. Trade (bai’)
  124. 12429.1 Everything Forbidden For Man, Trading It Is Also Forbidden
  125. 12529.2 It Is Not Allowed To Sell What You Do Not Have
  126. 12629.3 The Selling Of Advance Credit (as-salam)
  127. 12729.4 Buying Fruits While They Are Still On The Tree
  128. 12829.5 Sale On Credit And Instalments (taqseet)
  129. 12929.6 Brokerage (samsara)
  130. 13030. Hiring
  131. 13130.1 The Employee
  132. 13230.2 The Wage
  133. 13330.3 Estimating The Wage
  134. 13430.4 The Amount Of The Wage
  135. 13530.5 Paying The Wage
  136. 13630.6 Types Of Employees
  137. 13730.7 There Is No Labour Problem In Islam
  138. 13830.7 Hiring Assets
  139. 13930.8 Renting Houses For Residence
  140. 14031. All Bribery Is Forbidden
  141. 14132. Mortgage/ Pledging Security
  142. 14232.1 The Pledgee Benefiting From The Pledge
  143. 14333. The Bankrupt
  144. 14434. Transfer Of A Right (al-hawala)
  145. 14535. Drawing & Painting
  146. 14636. Usul Al-fiqh
  147. 14736.1 Al-hākim
  148. 14836.2 There is no hukm Prior to the coming of the revelation
  149. 14936.3 The legally responsible with respect to the shari’ah rulings
  150. 15037. The conditions of legal responsibility [shurūt al-taklīf]
  151. 15137.1 The legal ruling [al-hukm al-shar’i]
  152. 15237.2 The address of legal responsibility [khitab al-taklīf]
  153. 15337.3 The obligatory [al-wajib]
  154. 15437.4 That which is required to fulfill a wājib is itself wājib
  155. 15537.5 The prohibition [al-harām]
  156. 15637.6 The permissible [al-mubāh]
  157. 15737.7 The declaratory address [khitāb al-wad’]
  158. 15938. The Cause ( Al Sabab)
  159. 16039. The Condition ( Al Shart)
  160. 16140. The Prohibitive ( Al Manay)
  161. 16241. The Validity, The Invalidity, And The Corruption ( Al Sihhah, Wal Butlan, Wal Fasaad)
  162. 16342. The Determination And The Consession ( Al Azeema War Rukhsah)
  163. 16443. The Shari'ah Evidences ( Al Adilla-tul- Shariyah )
  164. 16544. The Shariah Evidences Must Be Decisives ( Al Adillah- Tu-shariah Yajebo An Takoona Qateyyah)
  165. 166What Is Considered As A Proof (hujjah) Of The Qur’aan
  166. 167Al-muhkam Wa Al-mutashabih The Precise And The Imprecise
  167. 168The Second Daleel Al–sunnah
  168. 16948. The Status Of The Sunnah In Relation To The Qur'aan
  169. 17049. Divisions Of The Sunnah (aqsaam Al Sunnah)
  170. 17150. The Mutawaatir
  171. 17251. The Number By Which The Certainty Occurs
  172. 17352. The Famous Hadeeth (al Mashhour)
  173. 17453. The Individuals Report (khabar Al Aahaad)
  174. 17554. The Narrators Of The Hadeeth (ruwaat Al Hadeeth)
  175. 17655. Types Of The Individuals Report
  176. 17756. Conditions For Accepting The Individuals Report
  177. 17857. The Actions Of The Messenger
  178. 17958. The Ways By Which The Direction (quality) Of The Action Of The Messenger Can Be Known
  179. 18059. The Silence Of The Prophet (saw)
  180. 18160. The Conflict Between The Actions Of The Messenger (saw)
  181. 18261. The Conflict Between The Action Of The Messenger (saw) And His Saying
  182. 18362. The Conflict Between The Sayings Of The Messenger (saw)
  183. 18463. The Inference (al Istidlaal) From The Kitaab And The Sunnah
  184. 18564. The Language Discussions
  185. 18665. The Way To Know The Arabic Language