Rhetorical openings occur not only at a surah’s beginning but also at major transitions within it. Such an internal opening may introduce a subtopic or stage of argument. It renews attention without breaking the literary unity of the surah.
«قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَىٰ»
“Say: Praise belongs to Allah, and peace be upon His chosen servants.” (al-Naml 27:59, excerpt)
This praise and salutation mark a significant internal transition. Their rhetorical function is grasped by reading the passage with what precedes and follows: it should not be treated as an unrelated insertion or as a fresh surah boundary.