LessonsSupplementary Practice 22: Comparative Rhetorical Study of Sūrat al-Kāfirūn and al-NaṣrQuiz

لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ
For you is your religion, and for me is mine. (109:6)

The two short halves exhibit near-parallel structure: fronted relation + attribution of religion. This balanced contrast does more than summarize earlier negatives; it states their definitive consequence.

The brevity achieves a substantial communicative effect, but one should not label every concise sentence ījāz al-ḥadhf. An ellipsis analysis requires identifying particular unspoken words and adequate evidence for their recovery.

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Brevity and balance in the concluding verse

Supplementary Practice 22: Comparative Rhetorical Study of Sūrat al-Kāfirūn and al-Naṣr

لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ
For you is your religion, and for me is mine. (109:6)

The two short halves exhibit near-parallel structure: fronted relation + attribution of religion. This balanced contrast does more than summarize earlier negatives; it states their definitive consequence.

The brevity achieves a substantial communicative effect, but one should not label every concise sentence ījāz al-ḥadhf. An ellipsis analysis requires identifying particular unspoken words and adequate evidence for their recovery.