LessonsAl-Wasl wa-l-Fasl: Rhetoric of Joining and Separating SentencesQuiz

وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِي أَمَدَّكُمْ بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ ۝ أَمَدَّكُمْ بِأَنْعَامٍ وَبَنِينَ
Be mindful of the One who provided you with what you know; He provided you with livestock and sons. (Ash-Shu‘ara 26:132–133)

Bima ta‘lamun refers generally to known favors. The following amaddakum bi-an‘amin wa-banin supplies a concrete elaboration. It functions as a restatement or explanation, not as an unrelated additional report.

Rhetorical effect: A general mention invites the listener to ask what those favors are, and the immediate specification strengthens their appreciation.

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Badal: specifying what was mentioned generally

Al-Wasl wa-l-Fasl: Rhetoric of Joining and Separating Sentences

وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِي أَمَدَّكُمْ بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ ۝ أَمَدَّكُمْ بِأَنْعَامٍ وَبَنِينَ
Be mindful of the One who provided you with what you know; He provided you with livestock and sons. (Ash-Shu‘ara 26:132–133)

Bima ta‘lamun refers generally to known favors. The following amaddakum bi-an‘amin wa-banin supplies a concrete elaboration. It functions as a restatement or explanation, not as an unrelated additional report.

Rhetorical effect: A general mention invites the listener to ask what those favors are, and the immediate specification strengthens their appreciation.