LessonsSupplementary Practice 8: Rhetorical Analysis of Five Connected PassagesQuiz

بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ الطَّرِيقَ ضَاقَ بِالْمَارَّةِ. فَسِّحُوا الْمَمَرَّ وَانْظُرُوا فِي سَبَبِ الزِّحَامِ. إِنَّ تَيْسِيرَ السَّبِيلِ خِدْمَةٌ لِلنَّاسِ، وَخِدْمَةُ النَّاسِ أَمَانَةٌ.
I have learned that the road has become narrow for passersby. Therefore widen the passage and investigate the cause of congestion. Making passage easier serves people, and serving people is a trust.

The letter starts with a problem report, moves to two practical directives, and concludes with their ethical rationale. It contains a shift from statement to command, consequential fāʾ, coordinating wāw and a reinforcing general consideration. Each device must be assessed at its proper syntactic level.

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Case V: An administrative letter

Supplementary Practice 8: Rhetorical Analysis of Five Connected Passages

بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ الطَّرِيقَ ضَاقَ بِالْمَارَّةِ. فَسِّحُوا الْمَمَرَّ وَانْظُرُوا فِي سَبَبِ الزِّحَامِ. إِنَّ تَيْسِيرَ السَّبِيلِ خِدْمَةٌ لِلنَّاسِ، وَخِدْمَةُ النَّاسِ أَمَانَةٌ.
I have learned that the road has become narrow for passersby. Therefore widen the passage and investigate the cause of congestion. Making passage easier serves people, and serving people is a trust.

The letter starts with a problem report, moves to two practical directives, and concludes with their ethical rationale. It contains a shift from statement to command, consequential fāʾ, coordinating wāw and a reinforcing general consideration. Each device must be assessed at its proper syntactic level.