Supplementary Practice 19: Comparative Rhetorical Analysis of Sūrat al-ʿAṣr and al-Takāthur

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• What is the function of wāw in wa-l-ʿaṣr?
• Where does the response to the oath begin in al-ʿAṣr?
• Which devices reinforce inna al-insāna la-fī khusr?
• What contextual rhetorical effect does fī in la-fī khusr convey?
• Which is a careful analysis of the indefinite khusr?
• How does illā alladhīna āmanū affect the prior judgment?
• What can be concluded about wāw in āmanū wa-ʿamilū al-ṣāliḥāt?
• What is prominent in the tafāʿul form tawāṣaw?
• Why is tawāṣaw repeated with truth and patience?
• Why can the overall compact structure of al-ʿAṣr illustrate ījāz al-qaṣr?
• What is the grammatical subject of alhākum al-takāthur?
• What is left unexpressed in alhākum al-takāthur?
• What does ḥattā contribute in ḥattā zurtum al-maqābir?
• Which caution is important when interpreting zurtum al-maqābir?
• What is the rhetorical force of kallā in al-Takāthur?
• What makes sawfa taʿlamūn a warning rather than a reassuring promise?
• What does the repeated warning with thumma achieve?
• Where is the ellipsis in law taʿlamūna ʿilma al-yaqīn?
• How is ʿilma in ʿilma al-yaqīn best understood grammatically?
• Which two markers reinforce la-tarawunna al-jaḥīm?
• What is the antecedent of -hā in la-tarawunnahā?
• What does ʿayna al-yaqīn add in contrast to ʿilma al-yaqīn?
• What is the rhetorical focus of the passive la-tusʾalunna?
• What contextual force is appropriate for the definite al-naʿīm?
• Which comparison of the surah openings is accurate?
• What is the sound distinction between ījāz al-qaṣr and ījāz al-ḥadhf?
• How do coordination and repetition work together in the two tawāṣaw clauses?
• How does al-Takāthur progress from sawfa taʿlamūn to la-tarawunna al-jaḥīm?
• What is the basic difference between illā alladhīna and law taʿlamūn?
• What is a reliable integrated method for analyzing these surahs?