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«ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ»
“This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guidance for the God-conscious.” (al-Baqarah 2:2)

The opening immediately presents the discourse’s defining quality and benefit: this is guidance, not an object of legitimate doubt. The words do more than name a book; they direct the listener toward the attitude required for receiving its message.

Rhetorical function: some openings state the purpose or intended effect of revelation explicitly. The later material can then be read in relation to that opening claim rather than as a disconnected sequence of subjects.

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Announcing guidance at the outset

Arrangement of the Qur’an and the Rhetorical Style of Surahs

«ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ»
“This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guidance for the God-conscious.” (al-Baqarah 2:2)

The opening immediately presents the discourse’s defining quality and benefit: this is guidance, not an object of legitimate doubt. The words do more than name a book; they direct the listener toward the attitude required for receiving its message.

Rhetorical function: some openings state the purpose or intended effect of revelation explicitly. The later material can then be read in relation to that opening claim rather than as a disconnected sequence of subjects.