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«إِذَا جَاءَكَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ»
“When the hypocrites come to you…” (al-Munāfiqūn 63:1, excerpt)

The surah begins immediately with a community’s behavior and the words they use. No lengthy formal introduction is necessary: the audience enters the issue through the scene itself.

Rhetorical benefit: attention is directed at once toward the claims and actions that will be assessed. The direct opening creates immediacy and focus. The example illustrates a distinctive way to begin a surah rather than merely identifying its overall topic.

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“Idhā jāʾaka al-munāfiqūn”: an immediate scene

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

«إِذَا جَاءَكَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ»
“When the hypocrites come to you…” (al-Munāfiqūn 63:1, excerpt)

The surah begins immediately with a community’s behavior and the words they use. No lengthy formal introduction is necessary: the audience enters the issue through the scene itself.

Rhetorical benefit: attention is directed at once toward the claims and actions that will be assessed. The direct opening creates immediacy and focus. The example illustrates a distinctive way to begin a surah rather than merely identifying its overall topic.