LessonsDeparture from Expected Expression: Overt Nouns, Pronouns and Rhetorical PurposeQuiz

The speaker may use an overt expression to strengthen the addressee's motive to carry out an instruction. This is the reinforcement of the addressee's reason to obey: the explicit name recalls why the prescribed act is appropriate.

فَإِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ
When you have resolved, put your trust in Allah.

Instead of a simple pronoun, «على الله» explicitly invokes the divine name and what it implies of power and reliable support. The rhetorical impact concerns the motive to trust, not merely repetition of a referent.

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Strengthening the motive for obedience

Departure from Expected Expression: Overt Nouns, Pronouns and Rhetorical Purpose

The speaker may use an overt expression to strengthen the addressee's motive to carry out an instruction. This is the reinforcement of the addressee's reason to obey: the explicit name recalls why the prescribed act is appropriate.

فَإِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ
When you have resolved, put your trust in Allah.

Instead of a simple pronoun, «على الله» explicitly invokes the divine name and what it implies of power and reliable support. The rhetorical impact concerns the motive to trust, not merely repetition of a referent.