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

وَلَا أَنْتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ
Nor are you worshippers of what I worship. (109:3, 5)

This entire clause is repeated verbatim in verses 3 and 5. Its repetition serves an identifiable rhetorical purpose: reinforcing the reciprocal refusal, removing ambiguity, and making the declaration decisive.

Exegetes have also discussed finer distinctions of time or reference across the repeated statements. The exact verbal repetition is certain, while specific temporal allocations should not be imposed as the sole uncontested analysis.

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Exact repetition in verses 3 and 5

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

وَلَا أَنْتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ
Nor are you worshippers of what I worship. (109:3, 5)

This entire clause is repeated verbatim in verses 3 and 5. Its repetition serves an identifiable rhetorical purpose: reinforcing the reciprocal refusal, removing ambiguity, and making the declaration decisive.

Exegetes have also discussed finer distinctions of time or reference across the repeated statements. The exact verbal repetition is certain, while specific temporal allocations should not be imposed as the sole uncontested analysis.