أَوَمَنْ كَانَ مَيْتًا فَأَحْيَيْنَاهُ
Is one who was dead and whom We then brought to life [like another]?
Maytan is an adjective, while aḥyaynāhu is a verb. The opposition between death and giving life remains operative across grammatical categories.
Here this use conveys the contrast in a figurative sense—a condition before guidance contrasted with renewal through guidance. Ṭibāq follows the meaning intended in the verse, not merely a literal biological reading.
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Introduction to ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Ṭibāq and Muqābalah
أَوَمَنْ كَانَ مَيْتًا فَأَحْيَيْنَاهُ
Is one who was dead and whom We then brought to life [like another]?
Maytan is an adjective, while aḥyaynāhu is a verb. The opposition between death and giving life remains operative across grammatical categories.
Here this use conveys the contrast in a figurative sense—a condition before guidance contrasted with renewal through guidance. Ṭibāq follows the meaning intended in the verse, not merely a literal biological reading.