LessonsSupplementary Practice 18: Rhetorical Analysis of Sūrat al-Ḍuḥā and Sūrat al-SharḥQuiz

فَأَمَّا الْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ
So, as for the orphan, do not oppress him. (الضحى: 9)

Fa-ammā marks the transition from remembered favor to practical instruction. Ammā isolates a topic and introduces its ruling. Al-yatīma is the fronted object-like topic in the construction, while lā taqhar contains prohibitive lā and a jussive imperfect.

The discourse moves from declarative report to directive speech: prior protection is followed by an instruction not to mistreat the orphan. That shift makes a simple “all clauses have the same speech act” description incorrect. Their coherence depends on the thematic relationship and communicative purpose.

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A detailed transition to prohibition

Supplementary Practice 18: Rhetorical Analysis of Sūrat al-Ḍuḥā and Sūrat al-Sharḥ

فَأَمَّا الْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ
So, as for the orphan, do not oppress him. (الضحى: 9)

Fa-ammā marks the transition from remembered favor to practical instruction. Ammā isolates a topic and introduces its ruling. Al-yatīma is the fronted object-like topic in the construction, while lā taqhar contains prohibitive lā and a jussive imperfect.

The discourse moves from declarative report to directive speech: prior protection is followed by an instruction not to mistreat the orphan. That shift makes a simple “all clauses have the same speech act” description incorrect. Their coherence depends on the thematic relationship and communicative purpose.