Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-muqaddimah Al-ajurrumiyyah [on the Science of Arabic Grammar] The Chapter on the Ḥāl The Ḥāl is an Ism that is Manṣūb and specifies or clarifies what is vague as regards states or conditions[^73], like when you say: جاء زيدٌراكباً (Zayd cameriding ) ركبتُ الفرس مُسرَجاً (I rode the horsesaddled ) لقيتُ عبد اللهراكباً (I met ‘Abdullahwhilst riding )[^74] and what is similar to that.
The Ḥāl does not occur except as an Ism Nakirah and does not occur except after the completion of the Kalām[^75]. Its Ṣāḥib (subject of the state i.e. the one who is in the particular state) does not occur except as an Ism Ma‘rifah[^76]. Previous Next