SurahQuestionPrincipal purpose
101Mā al-qāriʿah?Magnification and awe
101Wa-mā adrāka mā hiyah?Fear and suspense
95Fa-mā yukadhdhibuka ...?Challenge to denial
95A-laysa Allāhu ...?Confirmation and acknowledgment
Interrogation names a grammatical form, not a single invariant rhetorical intention. One must determine the immediate discourse question, the implied audience response and the following passage before labeling its communicative force.
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Supplementary Practice 26 — Comparative Rhetoric of Sūrat al-Qāriʿah and Sūrat al-Tīn
SurahQuestionPrincipal purpose
101Mā al-qāriʿah?Magnification and awe
101Wa-mā adrāka mā hiyah?Fear and suspense
95Fa-mā yukadhdhibuka ...?Challenge to denial
95A-laysa Allāhu ...?Confirmation and acknowledgment
Interrogation names a grammatical form, not a single invariant rhetorical intention. One must determine the immediate discourse question, the implied audience response and the following passage before labeling its communicative force.