LessonsSupplementary Practice 29 — Comparative Rhetoric of Sūrat al-Infiṭār and Sūrat al-InshiqāqQuiz

لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَنْ طَبَقٍ
You will assuredly pass from one state to another. (84:19)

This is the response to the preceding oaths. The initial lām and the emphatic final nūn reinforce the certainty of transition. “Ṭabaqan ʿan ṭabaq” expresses movement through successive states; restricting the verse to astronomical layers alone would flatten its widely recognized broader meaning.

The received readings include “la-tarkabunna” with plural address and “la-tarkabanna” with singular address, affecting interpretations of the addressee. The mode of recitation must therefore be considered when deciding precisely who is addressed. In both, the rhetorical movement between states remains.

Opening interactive controls...

Al-Inshiqāq: oath response and successive states

Supplementary Practice 29 — Comparative Rhetoric of Sūrat al-Infiṭār and Sūrat al-Inshiqāq

لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَنْ طَبَقٍ
You will assuredly pass from one state to another. (84:19)

This is the response to the preceding oaths. The initial lām and the emphatic final nūn reinforce the certainty of transition. “Ṭabaqan ʿan ṭabaq” expresses movement through successive states; restricting the verse to astronomical layers alone would flatten its widely recognized broader meaning.

The received readings include “la-tarkabunna” with plural address and “la-tarkabanna” with singular address, affecting interpretations of the addressee. The mode of recitation must therefore be considered when deciding precisely who is addressed. In both, the rhetorical movement between states remains.