«وَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ»
And honor belongs to God, His Messenger, and the believers.
The reply retains the concept of honor but establishes its proper bearers. This defeats the hypocrite’s assumption that his own group possesses the superiority asserted in his statement.
The figure lies in redirecting the very attribute on which the adversary relied. It is not agreement with his claim, but a reply that turns its chosen language against its intended conclusion.
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Tawjīh, Serious Intent in Jest, Feigned Ignorance, Qawl bi-l-Mūjib and Iṭrād
«وَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ»
And honor belongs to God, His Messenger, and the believers.
The reply retains the concept of honor but establishes its proper bearers. This defeats the hypocrite’s assumption that his own group possesses the superiority asserted in his statement.
The figure lies in redirecting the very attribute on which the adversary relied. It is not agreement with his claim, but a reply that turns its chosen language against its intended conclusion.