يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ
O humankind, We created you from a male and a female.
Verses 49:11–12 address believers, whereas 49:13 opens with yā ayyuhā al-nās, expanding the audience to humanity. The discourse moves from prohibitions on harming others to a universal account of human origin and recognition.
The change of address is both grammatically visible and rhetorically significant, broadening the ethical horizon.
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Practice 6: Advanced Qur’anic Coherence: Verse Connections and Rhetorical Relationships
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ
O humankind, We created you from a male and a female.
Verses 49:11–12 address believers, whereas 49:13 opens with yā ayyuhā al-nās, expanding the audience to humanity. The discourse moves from prohibitions on harming others to a universal account of human origin and recognition.
The change of address is both grammatically visible and rhetorically significant, broadening the ethical horizon.