Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen: Word-by-Word Grammar (Al-Fatihah 1:2)
Ayah Workshop 2 · Al-Fatihah 1:2 سُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَةِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. (Al-Fatihah 1:2) The Basmala, in Workshop 1, had a hidden verb. This one is a complete nominal sentence ( jumla ismiyya ): a subject and a predicate, with no verb at all. Word by word (the first 2 of 5 notes) Word 1: الْحَمْدُ (al-hamdu): "praise" A noun: the verbal noun ( masdar ) of حَمِدَ يَحْمَدُ, "to praise". Root: ح م د. Pattern: فَعْلٌ. The al- takes in praise of every kind: all praise. Role: the subject ( mubtada ), so it is in the nominative case ( marfoo' ) and ends in damma. Word 2: لِ (li): "for, belonging to" A particle: a preposition. Here it shows that something belongs to, or is owed to, someone. It makes the next noun genitive. The full workshop This is a taste of Ayah Workshop 2 , sent to members of The Arabic Teacher on Substack. The full workshop has all 5 word notes, a diagram o...