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إِذَاWhenوَقَعَتِbefallsالْوَاقِعَةُthe Event

When the Event befalls

إِلَىtoقَوْلِهِHis sayingتَعَالَىMost High

to His saying, Most High:

وَكُنْتُمْAnd you will beأَزْوَاجًاcategoriesثَلَاثَةًthree

And you will be three categories.

حَتَّىUntilإِذَاwhenجَاءُوهَاthey reach itفُتِحَتْwill be openedأَبْوَابُهَاits gates

Until, when they reach it and its gates are opened

وَلِيُمَحِّصَAnd that He may purifyاللَّهُAllahالَّذِينَthose whoآمَنُواbelieved

And that Allah may purify those who believe

فَاءُThe Faالِاتِّصَالِof connection

The Fa of Connection:

كَذَلِكَLikewiseالْفَاءُthe Faأَيْضًاalsoزَائِدَةٌis extraلِتَأْكِيدِfor emphasizingالِاتِّصَالِthe connection

Likewise, the Fa is also extra (to emphasize connection):

قَالَSaidالْقَسْطَلَانِيُّAl-Qastalaniفِيinشَرْحِthe commentary ofكِتَابِthe Book ofالْحَجِّHajjفِيinبَابِthe chapter ofالْمُعْتَمِرِ'The Umrah performer'إِذَاwhenطَافَhe performs Tawafطَوَافَof TawafالْعُمْرَةِUmrahثُمَّthenخَرَجَhe goes outهَلْdoesيُجْزِيهِit suffice himمِنْfromطَوَافِTawafالْوَدَاعِof farewell

Al-Qastalani said in the commentary of the Book of Hajj in the chapter "The Umrah performer when he performs the Tawaf of Umrah then goes out, does it suffice him from the farewell Tawaf":

وَيَجُوزُAnd it is permissibleتَوَسُّطُthe intervention ofالْعَاطِفِthe conjunctionبَيْنَbetweenالصِّفَةِthe adjectiveوَالْمَوْصُوفِand the described

And it is permissible for the conjunction to intervene between the adjective and the described

لِتَأْكِيدِto emphasizeلُصُوقِهَاits adherenceبِالْمَوْصُوفِto the described

to emphasize its close adherence to the described

نَحْوُsuch as

such as:

إِذْWhenيَقُولُsaysالْمُنَافِقُونَthe hypocritesوَالَّذِينَand those whoفِيinقُلُوبِهِمْtheir heartsمَرَضٌis disease

When the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is disease say

قَالَSaidسِيبَوَيْهِSibawayh

Sibawayh said:

هُوَItمِثْلُis likeمَرَرْتُI passedبِزَيْدٍby Zaydوَصَاحِبِكَand your companion

"It is like 'I passed by Zayd and your companion'"

إِذَاwhenأَرَدْتَyou intendedبِصَاحِبِكَby your companionزَيْدًاZayd

when you intend Zayd by your companion.

وَقَالَAnd saidالزَّمَخْشَرِيُّAl-ZamakhshariفِيregardingقَوْلِهِHis sayingتَعَالَىMost High

And Al-Zamakhshari said regarding His saying, Most High:

وَمَاAnd notأَهْلَكْنَاdid We destroyمِنْanyقَرْيَةٍtownإِلَّاexceptوَلَهَاand it hadكِتَابٌa decreeمَعْلُومٌknown

"And We did not destroy any town except that it had a known decree."

جُمْلَةٌA sentenceوَاقِعَةٌoccurringصِفَةًas an adjectiveلِقَرْيَةٍfor a town

A sentence occurring as an adjective for a town.

وَالْقِيَاسُAnd the standard ruleأَنْis thatلَاnotتَتَوَسَّطَinterveneالْوَاوُthe Wawبَيْنَهُمَاbetween them

And the standard rule is that the Waw does not intervene between them

كَمَاasفِيinقَوْلِهِHis sayingتَعَالَىMost High

as in His saying, Most High:

وَمَاAnd notأَهْلَكْنَاdid We destroyمِنْanyقَرْيَةٍtownإِلَّاexceptلَهَاit hadمُنْذِرُونَwarners

"And We did not destroy any town except it had warners."

إِنَّمَاRatherتَوَسَّطَتْit intervenedلِتَأْكِيدِto emphasizeلُصُوقِthe adherence ofالصِّفَةِthe adjectiveبِالْمَوْصُوفِto the described

It only intervened to emphasize the close adherence of the adjective to the described.

كَمَاasيُقَالُit is saidفِيinالْحَالِthe circumstantial clause

As it is said in the circumstantial clause:

جَاءَنِيCame to meزَيْدٌZaydعَلَيْهِupon himثَوْبٌis a garment

"Zayd came to me [while] upon him is a garment"

وَجَاءَنِيand came to meوَعَلَيْهِand upon himثَوْبٌis a garment

"and [Zayd] came to me [while] upon him is a garment"