LessonsAl-Faṣl: Separation of Clauses and Its Rhetorical GroundsQuiz

A second form of complete connection is clarification (البيان). The first sentence presents a meaning briefly, and the next unpacks its content. The second can function like an apposition or explanation of the first, making a separate coordinating relation unnecessary.

«أَمَدَّكُمْ بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ ۝ أَمَدَّكُمْ بِأَنْعَامٍ وَبَنِينَ ۝ وَجَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ»
He supplied you with what you know; He supplied you with cattle and sons, gardens and springs.

The later wording specifies the blessings presented generally at first. It is not simply another unrelated grant; it explains the earlier general expression.

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Clarification and apposition between clauses

Al-Faṣl: Separation of Clauses and Its Rhetorical Grounds

A second form of complete connection is clarification (البيان). The first sentence presents a meaning briefly, and the next unpacks its content. The second can function like an apposition or explanation of the first, making a separate coordinating relation unnecessary.

«أَمَدَّكُمْ بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ ۝ أَمَدَّكُمْ بِأَنْعَامٍ وَبَنِينَ ۝ وَجَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ»
He supplied you with what you know; He supplied you with cattle and sons, gardens and springs.

The later wording specifies the blessings presented generally at first. It is not simply another unrelated grant; it explains the earlier general expression.