وَرِضْوَانٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ
But approval from Allah is greater.
An indefinite can highlight abundance or, in another context, smallness of amount. Whether the intended effect is increase or minimization depends on the predicate and setting rather than indefiniteness alone.
The indefinite «رضوانٌ» foregrounds the greatness of divine approval. An expression like “someone has wealth” can likewise suggest much or little only when the context warrants that reading.
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Al-Ta‘rif wa al-Tankir: Rhetorical Functions of Definiteness and Indefiniteness
وَرِضْوَانٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ
But approval from Allah is greater.
An indefinite can highlight abundance or, in another context, smallness of amount. Whether the intended effect is increase or minimization depends on the predicate and setting rather than indefiniteness alone.
The indefinite «رضوانٌ» foregrounds the greatness of divine approval. An expression like “someone has wealth” can likewise suggest much or little only when the context warrants that reading.