LessonsĪjāz, Iṭnāb and Musāwāt: Standards of Expression and Their DistinctionsQuiz

«وَهُوَ غَلَطٌ»
And this is mistaken.

The text criticizes some consequences of treating apparent shortness or length as sufficient for classification. A formulation longer than ordinary speech can be justified by the occasion.

﴿رَبِّ إِنِّي وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنِّي﴾
My Lord, my bones have grown weak. (Maryam 19:4)

The image of weakened bones communicates more than the bare report 'I am old'. Mere extra length is not a rhetorical defect when it carries such force.

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Ījāz, Iṭnāb and Musāwāt: Standards of Expression and Their Distinctions

«وَهُوَ غَلَطٌ»
And this is mistaken.

The text criticizes some consequences of treating apparent shortness or length as sufficient for classification. A formulation longer than ordinary speech can be justified by the occasion.

﴿رَبِّ إِنِّي وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنِّي﴾
My Lord, my bones have grown weak. (Maryam 19:4)

The image of weakened bones communicates more than the bare report 'I am old'. Mere extra length is not a rhetorical defect when it carries such force.