«هَلْ حَضَرَ الطَّالِبُ؟»
Has the student arrived?
In this constructed example, the speaker may genuinely seek information. By contrast, “Have We not expanded your breast?” calls attention to an established favor and invites acknowledgment.
The decisive evidence is not merely whether the interrogative marker is hal or hamzah, but the situation and communicative intention. A question-form sentence may do more than request an answer.
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«هَلْ حَضَرَ الطَّالِبُ؟»
Has the student arrived?
In this constructed example, the speaker may genuinely seek information. By contrast, “Have We not expanded your breast?” calls attention to an established favor and invites acknowledgment.
The decisive evidence is not merely whether the interrogative marker is hal or hamzah, but the situation and communicative intention. A question-form sentence may do more than request an answer.