If the listener only asks when, which part of “qad taḥaqqaqa al-waʿdu amsi” supplies the needed information?
Supplementary Practice 8: Rhetorical Analysis of Five Connected Passages
- Amsi, because it specifies the time
- Qad, which reinforces occurrence but does not supply a date
- Taḥaqqaqa, which reports realization but not its date
- Al-waʿd, which names the event but not its date