وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيَاةٌ
And for you, within lawful retaliation, there is life.
The prepositional phrases lakum and fī al-qiṣāṣ precede the delayed indefinite ḥayāh. Attention is directed first to the beneficiaries and the legal setting, then to the consequence, life.
The order clearly affects information structure, but exclusivity is not automatic. A strong analysis distinguishes observed preposing from a further claim that qasr is definitively intended.
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Practice 5: Advanced Applied Balāghah in Selected Qur’anic Passages
وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيَاةٌ
And for you, within lawful retaliation, there is life.
The prepositional phrases lakum and fī al-qiṣāṣ precede the delayed indefinite ḥayāh. Attention is directed first to the beneficiaries and the legal setting, then to the consequence, life.
The order clearly affects information structure, but exclusivity is not automatic. A strong analysis distinguishes observed preposing from a further claim that qasr is definitively intended.