Why add “إِنَّ” for a hesitant listener?
ʿIlm al-Maʿānī: Predication, Emphasis, and Rational Metaphor
- To turn a report into inshāʾ
- To change the verbal root
- To change the agent into an object
- To strengthen the asserted judgment
ʿIlm al-Maʿānī: Predication, Emphasis, and Rational Metaphor