LessonsAl-Ta‘rif wa al-Tankir: Rhetorical Functions of Definiteness and IndefinitenessQuiz

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ الْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًا
Those who believe and do righteous deeds will have the Gardens of Paradise as hospitality.

A relative clause can suggest why a predicate is appropriate to its referent. In this verse, belief and righteous action provide a meaningful connection with the promise of Paradise.

This is rhetorical indication of a reason, not a claim that every relative clause is inherently causal. Many relative clauses simply distinguish who is meant.

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A relative clause suggesting a reason

Al-Ta‘rif wa al-Tankir: Rhetorical Functions of Definiteness and Indefiniteness

A relative clause can suggest why a predicate is appropriate to its referent. In this verse, belief and righteous action provide a meaningful connection with the promise of Paradise.

This is rhetorical indication of a reason, not a claim that every relative clause is inherently causal. Many relative clauses simply distinguish who is meant.