LessonsChapter Eight: Ijaz, Itnab and Musawah — Brevity, Amplification and BalanceQuiz

وَإِنْ تَعْفُوا وَتَصْفَحُوا وَتَغْفِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ
If you pardon, overlook, and forgive, God is surely forgiving and merciful. (At-Taghabun 64:14)

The related terms of pardoning, overlooking, and forgiving reinforce the encouragement to show mercy. Their proximity of meaning strengthens the appeal rather than making the wording purposelessly redundant.

Rhetorical point: repeated or closely related expressions can intensify an exhortation when they present complementary aspects of the desired conduct.

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Repetition encouraging forgiveness

Chapter Eight: Ijaz, Itnab and Musawah — Brevity, Amplification and Balance

وَإِنْ تَعْفُوا وَتَصْفَحُوا وَتَغْفِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ
If you pardon, overlook, and forgive, God is surely forgiving and merciful. (At-Taghabun 64:14)

The related terms of pardoning, overlooking, and forgiving reinforce the encouragement to show mercy. Their proximity of meaning strengthens the appeal rather than making the wording purposelessly redundant.

Rhetorical point: repeated or closely related expressions can intensify an exhortation when they present complementary aspects of the desired conduct.