وَقَدْ يُنَزَّلُ الْبَعِيدُ مَنْزِلَةَ الْقَرِيبِ
A distant person may also be treated as near.
Near-distance particles such as hamzah or ay may be chosen because the addressee, although geographically remote, is vividly present in the speaker's mind.
The word does not change the physical distance. It reflects the force of mental presence. Poetry about loved ones or one's homeland often uses this technique.
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Nidāʾ: Definition, Eight Particles, Nearness and Distance, and Rhetorical Purposes
وَقَدْ يُنَزَّلُ الْبَعِيدُ مَنْزِلَةَ الْقَرِيبِ
A distant person may also be treated as near.
Near-distance particles such as hamzah or ay may be chosen because the addressee, although geographically remote, is vividly present in the speaker's mind.
The word does not change the physical distance. It reflects the force of mental presence. Poetry about loved ones or one's homeland often uses this technique.