الَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَفْئِدَةِ
Which reaches into the hearts. (الهمزة: 7)
The relative pronoun allatī continues the description of the fire. The imperfect taṭṭaliʿu lends vivid immediacy to the image of its reach into the hearts, beyond a merely external effect.
This is a descriptive relative clause, not an oath, an exclusive restriction, or a fresh interrogative. It develops the answer already given about the fire and increases the force of the unfolding depiction.
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Supplementary Practice 20: Comparative Rhetorical Study of Sūrat al-Humazah and al-Fīl
الَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَفْئِدَةِ
Which reaches into the hearts. (الهمزة: 7)
The relative pronoun allatī continues the description of the fire. The imperfect taṭṭaliʿu lends vivid immediacy to the image of its reach into the hearts, beyond a merely external effect.
This is a descriptive relative clause, not an oath, an exclusive restriction, or a fresh interrogative. It develops the answer already given about the fire and increases the force of the unfolding depiction.