«وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ» (Fuṣṣilat 41:17)
As for Thamūd, We showed them the way.
Thamūd is established as the topic before the clause “fahadaynāhum.” The fronting focuses attention on that people. Here guidance refers to making the path clear, not to the claim that they all accepted it.
Topic fronting can mark emphasis or contrast without automatically excluding every other possible recipient of guidance. The extent of any restriction must come from the whole context.
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Rhetorical States of Verbal Complements: Omission, Mention and Preposing
«وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ» (Fuṣṣilat 41:17)
As for Thamūd, We showed them the way.
Thamūd is established as the topic before the clause “fahadaynāhum.” The fronting focuses attention on that people. Here guidance refers to making the path clear, not to the claim that they all accepted it.
Topic fronting can mark emphasis or contrast without automatically excluding every other possible recipient of guidance. The extent of any restriction must come from the whole context.