Selected moments: 03:55 Lakin is either “but” or “instead” 18:30 Does “lam” negate in perpetuity? 23:28 Grammatical debates intersect with theology and exegesis 27:44 The example of navigating the Kashshaf 29:31 The subjectivity problem of muhkamat 38:19 Follow-up question on language and theology etc. 42:30 The logic of “law” 46:10 When there is ihtimal, there’s no istidlal 51:34 My extensive research into lawla in Q 12.94 57:37 The burden on Quran translators to look up these particles! 1:00:42 The logic of lawla (smell it!) 1:08:53 Brief look through 12.94 tafsirs (questioning al-Maturidi) 1:23:52 “Ma” often has multiple possibilities in an ayah 1:26:00 Possible fill for a gap in the manuscript 1:29:20 Anti-majaz footnote 1:31:25 How to translate “min” for bayan 1:34:14 “From you an umma” 1:36:50 Linguistic rules follow meaning 1:55:55 The Orientalists are watching! (hayta lak) 2:00:35 Waw of accompaniment isn’t the norm 2:04:10 Enquiry into bathth and huzn 2:07:07 Clarifying Q 2.282 (right point, wrong dalil) 2:09:45 Waw of eight (cool but not correct) 2:13:00 Cases vs. moods 2:16:20 Pay attention to extraneous waw (Q 12.15) 2:19:50 Is wayl a valley of Hell?
Selected moments:
03:55 Lakin is either “but” or “instead”
18:30 Does “lam” negate in perpetuity?
23:28 Grammatical debates intersect with theology and exegesis
27:44 The example of navigating the Kashshaf
29:31 The subjectivity problem of muhkamat
38:19 Follow-up question on language and theology etc.
42:30 The logic of “law”
46:10 When there is ihtimal, there’s no istidlal
51:34 My extensive research into lawla in Q 12.94
57:37 The burden on Quran translators to look up these particles!
1:00:42 The logic of lawla (smell it!)
1:08:53 Brief look through 12.94 tafsirs (questioning al-Maturidi)
1:23:52 “Ma” often has multiple possibilities in an ayah
1:26:00 Possible fill for a gap in the manuscript
1:29:20 Anti-majaz footnote
1:31:25 How to translate “min” for bayan
1:34:14 “From you an umma”
1:36:50 Linguistic rules follow meaning
1:55:55 The Orientalists are watching! (hayta lak)
2:00:35 Waw of accompaniment isn’t the norm
2:04:10 Enquiry into bathth and huzn
2:07:07 Clarifying Q 2.282 (right point, wrong dalil)
2:09:45 Waw of eight (cool but not correct)
2:13:00 Cases vs. moods
2:16:20 Pay attention to extraneous waw (Q 12.15)
2:19:50 Is wayl a valley of Hell?
El irabu faru l mana
rules come from tafsir often