The Similarities and Differences of Imperative in Nahu and Usul-Alfiqh

Abstract

This research aims to state the similarities and differences of Imperative in Nahu and Usul-Alfiqh, regarding to its types, definition, semantics, forms and divisions. It followed the inductive, analytical and comparative methods.  The research found that (1) the parts of imperative in Nahu are related to the person who was spoken with, (subject), however, in Usul-Alfiqh it is about the command. (2) In Nahu, Imperative formed by using a word indicates command, and associated with time to that fulfill the request, but in Usul-Alfiqh no time was fixed for the request. (3) The imperative in Nahu indicates general requests; where in Usul-Alfiqh it shows rhetoric meanings required in the contest and proved by signs (4) dividing imperative in Nahu is related to the subject, while in Usul-Alfiqh it related the command itself. (5) There are four forms of imperative in Usul-Alfiqh (فعل الأمر) (فعل المضارع المقرون بلام الأمر) (المصدر النائب عن فعله) (اسم فعل الأمر), yet in Nahu there are only two forms for the imperative, which are: (فعل الأمر وفعل المضارع المقرون بلام الأمر)