الْحُجَّةُ هِيَ الْمِيزَانُ فِي هَذَا الْبَحْثِ.
Evidence is the criterion in this inquiry.
The separation pronoun strengthens the predication and can, in suitable settings, support a reading of exclusivity. The claim presents evidence as the criterion for this inquiry, not a timeless denial of every other consideration.
In a debate against authority without evidence, the pronoun’s focusing role is particularly apt. Its mere presence does not establish that the audience was necessarily hostile.
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Practice 4: Advanced Balāghah: Integrated Exercises and Subtle Problems of Interpretation
الْحُجَّةُ هِيَ الْمِيزَانُ فِي هَذَا الْبَحْثِ.
Evidence is the criterion in this inquiry.
The separation pronoun strengthens the predication and can, in suitable settings, support a reading of exclusivity. The claim presents evidence as the criterion for this inquiry, not a timeless denial of every other consideration.
In a debate against authority without evidence, the pronoun’s focusing role is particularly apt. Its mere presence does not establish that the audience was necessarily hostile.