LessonsPractice 5: Advanced Applied Balāghah in Selected Qur’anic PassagesQuiz

فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
For indeed, with hardship there is ease.

Al-ʿusr is definite while yusran is indefinite, and the pair recurs in the next verse. The contrast supports rhetorical reflection, but the grammatical form alone should not be pressed into a mathematically certain count of separate eases.

A careful reading keeps definiteness, repetition and reassurance in view. If a particular exegetical inference is taught, identify it as an interpretation rather than an unavoidable numerical consequence of syntax.

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Definiteness and indefiniteness in repeated verses

Practice 5: Advanced Applied Balāghah in Selected Qur’anic Passages

فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
For indeed, with hardship there is ease.

Al-ʿusr is definite while yusran is indefinite, and the pair recurs in the next verse. The contrast supports rhetorical reflection, but the grammatical form alone should not be pressed into a mathematically certain count of separate eases.

A careful reading keeps definiteness, repetition and reassurance in view. If a particular exegetical inference is taught, identify it as an interpretation rather than an unavoidable numerical consequence of syntax.