What best supplies the referent in wa-mā qalā?
Practice 7: Ellipsis, Preposing and Contextual Meaning in Qur’anic Expression
- The meter of qalā alone
- The surah title
- The preceding mā waddaʿaka rabbuka
- Rhyme in a later surah
Practice 7: Ellipsis, Preposing and Contextual Meaning in Qur’anic Expression