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Proposition

al-qaḍiyya

القَضِيَّة

A proposition (qaḍiyya) is a statement of which it can be said to its speaker that he is truthful or a liar in it.

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Explanation

A command or a question is not a proposition, because truth and falsehood do not apply to it.

A categorical proposition is quantified in four ways: universal affirmative, universal negative, particular affirmative and particular negative.

Also written as: qadiyya, qadiyyah, proposition.

Examples

  • كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ حَيَوَانٌEvery human is an animal

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