LessonsʿIlm al-Maʿānī: Predication, Emphasis, and Rational MetaphorQuiz

وَلَا تُخَاطِبْنِي فِي الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا إِنَّهُمْ مُغْرَقُونَ
Do not address Me concerning those who have done wrong; they will certainly be drowned. (Hūd 11:37)

Although the addressee has not formally asked about their fate, the context creates an expectation of an answer. A non-questioner is therefore treated as someone who is awaiting information.

The emphatic “إِنَّهُمْ مُغْرَقُونَ” fits that expectation. The rhetorical category is determined not only by explicit questions but also by questions implicitly raised by the situation.

Opening interactive controls...

Treating the non-questioner as an expectant questioner

ʿIlm al-Maʿānī: Predication, Emphasis, and Rational Metaphor

وَلَا تُخَاطِبْنِي فِي الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا إِنَّهُمْ مُغْرَقُونَ
Do not address Me concerning those who have done wrong; they will certainly be drowned. (Hūd 11:37)

Although the addressee has not formally asked about their fate, the context creates an expectation of an answer. A non-questioner is therefore treated as someone who is awaiting information.

The emphatic “إِنَّهُمْ مُغْرَقُونَ” fits that expectation. The rhetorical category is determined not only by explicit questions but also by questions implicitly raised by the situation.