LessonsSupplementary Practice 26 — Comparative Rhetoric of Sūrat al-Qāriʿah and Sūrat al-TīnQuiz

فَأَمَّا مَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
So as for the one whose balances are heavy. (101:6)

Ammā introduces a division into cases, each followed by its outcome. The opening fāʾ carries the description forward from the frightening scene to its consequence in judgment. Man is general in reference, not a pointer to one named person.

The feminine verb thaqulat accords with the non-rational plural mawāzīn. Rhetorically, the verse turns the cosmic scene into a structured contrast between people whose measured deeds lead to different outcomes.

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Ammā and the division into two outcomes

Supplementary Practice 26 — Comparative Rhetoric of Sūrat al-Qāriʿah and Sūrat al-Tīn

فَأَمَّا مَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
So as for the one whose balances are heavy. (101:6)

Ammā introduces a division into cases, each followed by its outcome. The opening fāʾ carries the description forward from the frightening scene to its consequence in judgment. Man is general in reference, not a pointer to one named person.

The feminine verb thaqulat accords with the non-rational plural mawāzīn. Rhetorically, the verse turns the cosmic scene into a structured contrast between people whose measured deeds lead to different outcomes.