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﴿الَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ الْعَرْشَ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ﴾
Those who bear the Throne and those around it glorify their Lord with praise and believe in Him. (Ghāfir 40:7)

The words wa-yuʾminūna bihī add an explicit quality after the description of glorification. Beyond the informational content, the expression honors faith as a praiseworthy attribute. Mentioning a quality whose presence may already be expected can still provide an important rhetorical emphasis.

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The rhetorical value of “they believe in Him”

Iʿtirāḍ and the Relative Measure of Ījāz and Iṭnāb — Concluding Volume 1

﴿الَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ الْعَرْشَ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ﴾
Those who bear the Throne and those around it glorify their Lord with praise and believe in Him. (Ghāfir 40:7)

The words wa-yuʾminūna bihī add an explicit quality after the description of glorification. Beyond the informational content, the expression honors faith as a praiseworthy attribute. Mentioning a quality whose presence may already be expected can still provide an important rhetorical emphasis.