The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ Time, Now, Existence and Possibility ]

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FUTMAK.COM الفتوحات المكية: الصفحة 56 من الجزء Two

Know that the word “kan” gives the temporal restriction, and what is meant here is not that restriction, but rather what is meant by it is the universe, which is existence, so the realization of “kan” is that it is an existential letter, not an action that demands time, and for this reason what the graphic scholars from the theologians say is not mentioned, and it is their saying, and it is now as it was, so this is An addition included in the hadith from those who have no knowledge of the knowledge of kān, especially in this situation, such as: God was Pardoning, Forgiving, and other things that the word kān is associated with. This is why some grammarians called it and its sisters letters that act as verbs, and according to Sibawayh it is an existential letter, and this is what the Arabs understand, and if they act, they act. Actions are not similar to anything in any way that resembles it in all aspects, other than the addition of their saying, “And it is now.” Now is indicativ


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