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Important Shar`ī Terminology Farḍ ‘I`tiqāḍī:   A command established by dalīl qaṭ`ī (definite proof), meaning it is derived from an authentic and indisputable text beyond any doubt. According to the Ḥanafī scholars, one who rejects such a command is an absolute kāfir (disbeliever). There is a consensus among learned scholars that not only is someone …

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The First Tābi`: Na`t The following information is based on the text in Hidayat al-Nahw regarding Na`t. The Tawābi` (plural of tābi`) are those words which follow the ‘i`rāb of the word which was before it. The word which the tābi` follows is called the matbū`.   The first out of the 5 types of …

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