وَلَا تُخَاطِبْنِي فِي الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا
And do not address Me concerning those who have done wrong.
In Hūd 11:37, the command to Prophet Nūḥ forbids pleading concerning the wrongdoers. This signals that a decision regarding them has been made and invites the implicit question: What will happen to them?
No spoken question is reported here. Instead, the preceding prohibition creates anticipation, allowing the next statement to function as the answer to an unexpressed question.
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Departing from the Expected Form: Rhetorical Reclassification of the Addressee
وَلَا تُخَاطِبْنِي فِي الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا
And do not address Me concerning those who have done wrong.
In Hūd 11:37, the command to Prophet Nūḥ forbids pleading concerning the wrongdoers. This signals that a decision regarding them has been made and invites the implicit question: What will happen to them?
No spoken question is reported here. Instead, the preceding prohibition creates anticipation, allowing the next statement to function as the answer to an unexpressed question.