What motive is shown when the suppressed subject of “khāliqu kulli shayʾ” is uniquely clear from context?
Al-Dhikr wa al-Hadhf: Rhetorical Purposes of Mention and Omission
- Drawing attention to the fixed identity of the omission
- Concealing the matter from outsiders
- Indirectly rebuking the listener
- Producing end-rhyme alone