When the listener already accepts that a student succeeded, how should one judge “inna al-ṭāliba laqad najaḥa”?
Supplementary Practice 7: Editing Expressions, Weighing Context and Rhetorical Critique
- Assume it is always more eloquent than a plain assertion
- Classify it categorically as reversal restriction
- Look for a particular contextual purpose for stronger emphasis
- Treat inna as an interrogative particle