LessonsSajʿ and Muwāzanah: Rhymed Prose, Rhythmic Endings, and BalanceQuiz

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا ۝ وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا
Why do you not regard Allah with due reverence, although He created you in stages?

In Qurʾān 71:13–14, the endings “waqārā” and “aṭwārā” share an audible closing sound, while having different word patterns and meanings. This is the distinctive combination of rhyme and unequal patterns.

For Qurʾānic passages, fawāṣil al-Qurʾān remains the preferred designation. The example demonstrates the corresponding phonetic relationship studied under muṭarraf sajʿ in rhetorical classification.

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A Qurʾānic example illustrating muṭarraf

Sajʿ and Muwāzanah: Rhymed Prose, Rhythmic Endings, and Balance

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا ۝ وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا
Why do you not regard Allah with due reverence, although He created you in stages?

In Qurʾān 71:13–14, the endings “waqārā” and “aṭwārā” share an audible closing sound, while having different word patterns and meanings. This is the distinctive combination of rhyme and unequal patterns.

For Qurʾānic passages, fawāṣil al-Qurʾān remains the preferred designation. The example demonstrates the corresponding phonetic relationship studied under muṭarraf sajʿ in rhetorical classification.