LessonsAḍrub al-Khabar: Ibtidāʾī, Ṭalabī and Inkārī ReportsQuiz

وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَقَادِمٌ
By God, he is certainly coming.

The wāw here introduces an oath and “اللَّهِ” is genitive. Inna and emphatic lām further reinforce the assertion. An oath is an additional independent means of intensification.

A suitable occasion for an oath may involve strong denial or an exceptional need to declare certainty. Casual and unnecessary swearing is not automatically superior rhetoric; communicative purpose, audience and the speaker's moral responsibility remain relevant.

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The rhetorical force of an oath

Aḍrub al-Khabar: Ibtidāʾī, Ṭalabī and Inkārī Reports

وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَقَادِمٌ
By God, he is certainly coming.

The wāw here introduces an oath and “اللَّهِ” is genitive. Inna and emphatic lām further reinforce the assertion. An oath is an additional independent means of intensification.

A suitable occasion for an oath may involve strong denial or an exceptional need to declare certainty. Casual and unnecessary swearing is not automatically superior rhetoric; communicative purpose, audience and the speaker's moral responsibility remain relevant.