LessonsĪjāz al-Ḥadhf: Forms of Ellipsis and Evidence for Recovering the OmittedQuiz

﴿وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ﴾
And your Lord will come. (Al-Fajr 89:22)

Some exegetical approaches interpret the wording with an implied expression such as amru rabbika (“your Lord's command”) or ʿadhābu rabbika (“your Lord's punishment”). This also belongs to a contested field of theological interpretation, and no one reconstruction should be presented as universally agreed.

The rhetorical point is the difference between a rational interpretive consideration and an established, uniquely recoverable omitted word. The wider scriptural context and interpretive principles shape such readings.

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Ījāz al-Ḥadhf: Forms of Ellipsis and Evidence for Recovering the Omitted

﴿وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ﴾
And your Lord will come. (Al-Fajr 89:22)

Some exegetical approaches interpret the wording with an implied expression such as amru rabbika (“your Lord's command”) or ʿadhābu rabbika (“your Lord's punishment”). This also belongs to a contested field of theological interpretation, and no one reconstruction should be presented as universally agreed.

The rhetorical point is the difference between a rational interpretive consideration and an established, uniquely recoverable omitted word. The wider scriptural context and interpretive principles shape such readings.