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فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِنْ مِثْلِهِ
Bring a sūrah from something comparable to it.

The pronoun in min mithlihi and the attachment of the prepositional phrase invite grammatical analysis. If it refers to the recited discourse, the focus is a counterpart to the discourse; if linked to the servant or bearer of the message, it may foreground a comparable human source.

Each construal highlights a different aspect of the challenge. The correct method is to evaluate the wording and context first, then describe precisely what inability the chosen construal brings into focus.

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The referent in the challenge of inimitability

The Imperative: Form, Basic Meaning, Rhetorical Uses and Timing

فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِنْ مِثْلِهِ
Bring a sūrah from something comparable to it.

The pronoun in min mithlihi and the attachment of the prepositional phrase invite grammatical analysis. If it refers to the recited discourse, the focus is a counterpart to the discourse; if linked to the servant or bearer of the message, it may foreground a comparable human source.

Each construal highlights a different aspect of the challenge. The correct method is to evaluate the wording and context first, then describe precisely what inability the chosen construal brings into focus.