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

فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
For indeed, with hardship comes ease. (الشرح: 5)

إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Indeed, with hardship comes ease. (الشرح: 6)

Verse six repeats the core assertion of verse five. Such recurrence is not empty redundancy; it exemplifies meaningful iṭnāb through repetition. The first statement begins with fā, linking the reassurance to what precedes, while the second presents the assurance anew without that linking particle.

The rhetorical gain is contextual: a crucial consolation is reinforced until it becomes prominent in the listener’s mind. Repetition only becomes needless padding when it contributes nothing appropriate to the communicative situation.

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Repetition gives the reassurance renewed force

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

فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
For indeed, with hardship comes ease. (الشرح: 5)

إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Indeed, with hardship comes ease. (الشرح: 6)

Verse six repeats the core assertion of verse five. Such recurrence is not empty redundancy; it exemplifies meaningful iṭnāb through repetition. The first statement begins with fā, linking the reassurance to what precedes, while the second presents the assurance anew without that linking particle.

The rhetorical gain is contextual: a crucial consolation is reinforced until it becomes prominent in the listener’s mind. Repetition only becomes needless padding when it contributes nothing appropriate to the communicative situation.