Jumla Fayelia Preceded By Ismu-Istifhaam

[M_Mudassir_Saeed]

Assalamu Aleiykum,

If a verbal sentence is preceded by Ismu-Istifhaam - would it remain verbal or become nominal sentence?

Below is at Book 3 - Lesson 18 - Page 157 - Line 6

كيف تحيي الموتى

This is a Quranic Verse (Sura Baqarah - Ayat 260) mentioned in the lesson.

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Originally Posted by M_Mudassir_Saeed

Asslamo Aleiykum,

If a verbal sentence is preceded by Ismu-Istifhaam - would it remain verbal or become nominal sentence?

Below is at Book 3 - Lesson 18 - Page 157 - Line 6

كيف تحيي الموتى

This is a Quranic Verse (Sura Baqarah - Ayat 260) mentioned in the lesson.

Salâmou'aleikoum wa rahmatoullâh wa barakâtouh,

thought-provoking is your question brother M_Mudassir_Saeed.

• The answer to your question:
  
  No, though the jumla starts with an Ism (more preciselly Ism istifhâm) it still remains as a jumla fi3lia.

• Why so ?
  
  Well, let me give you a simple example we've already came across many times in book 2 and for which I'm sure you'll make the parallel with the ayât
  you've mentioned.
  The example is:
  
  أيَّ سورةٍ حفظتَ ؟
  We see here that the interrogative question starts with an Ism, though the jumla is a jumla fi3lia wherein أيَّ is mansûb and plays the role of maf3ûlun bihi (we don't see the fatha, sorry). We have indeed seen with Ustâdh Asif, that the thing upon which you're asking about (al-mas‘ul 3anhû in arabic) very often starts the question. So that, when you're answering this question the maf3ûl bihi will take his original place (after the verb): حفظتُ سورةَ البقرة
  

• Coming back to your ayât:
  
  we have the same construction in
  
  كيف تحيي الموتى
  
  
  Indeed, Ibrâhim (peace be upon him) is asking to Allah the Almighty "How" (the word kaifa/how is indeed the thing upon which Ibrâhim is wondering), so that it has to start the interrogative sentence.
  
  The question is then: Which role in the sentence does "kaifa" play ? Maf3ûlun bihi, like in my simple example above ?
  Answer: no. kaifa plays the role of حال (which is among the mansubât that one may come across in a verbal sentence). The question is indeed about the "how" not about the "what".
  
  So, it is neither khabar nor mubtada. It is Hâl.

Hope I was clear enough brother M_Mudassir_Saeed.

Wa-llahou-a3lam.

[M_Mudassir_Saeed]

Jazaak Allah