The different meanings of Amr

By Ust. Sultana Zaman
16 Safar 1438 AH / 22 November 2022 CE

Amr is a statement of a speaker to another from an authoritative position saying 'إفعل' (to do something).

By default amr is for wujub meaning the command in the statement must be followed. Other meanings may be inferred but with justification.

Amr can possibly refer to one of the following sixteen possible meanings.

Use	Description	Example
الوجوب	To compel	أَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ (2:43)
الاباحة	To show the allowance of something	وَإِذَا حَلَلْتُمْ فَاصْطَادُوا (5:2)
الندب	To give preference	فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ إِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا (24:33)
التهديد	To address one in anger	اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ (41:41)
التعجيز	To make another helpless	فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِنْ مِثْلِهِ (2:23)
الارشاد	To give a suggestion (i.e: try it)	وَأَشْهِدُوا ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ مِنْكُمْ (65:2)
الارشاد	To mock	كُونُوا قِرَدَةً خَاسِئِينَ (2: 65)
الامتنان	To show your favour upon another	كُلُوا مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ (6:142)
الاكرام	To show respect	ادْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَامٍ آمِنِينَ (15:46)
الاهانة	To insult	...ذُقْ
التسوية	To show indifference	اصْلَوْهَا فَاصْبِرُوا أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا سَوَاءٌ (52:16)
الدعاء	To make a request	اللهم اغفرلي
التمني	To make a wish	وَنَادَوْا يَا مَالِكُ لِيَقْضِ عَلَيْنَا رَبُّكَ (43:77)
الاحتقار	To show disrespect and a low regard	أَلْقُوا مَا أَنْتُمْ مُلْقُونَ (26:43)
التكوين	To make something happen	كُنْ فَيَكُونُ (2:117)
التاديب	To educate	كل مما يليك

Type: Note
Subject: Usul, Arabic
Author: Ust. S. Zaman
Collection: Notebook
ID: 161122501
Tags: Amr
Updated: 07-November-2023