LessonsFurther Forms of Ibdāl: Definiteness, Agreement, Iltifāt and Word OrderQuiz

“Inna hādhā la-huwa ḥaqqu al-yaqīn”
“This indeed is the very truth of certainty.” (al-Wāqiʿah 56:95)

“Ḥaqq” and “yaqīn” both contribute to the idea of truth and certainty, yet the construct phrase creates a forceful affirmation of the reality under discussion. The expression is more emphatic than a bare assertion that something is true.

A paraphrase such as “certain reality” helps comprehension but should not erase the two words and their construction. The important point is how nominal form and syntactic linkage intensify the meaning.

A reader should ask what the verse is emphasizing before substituting one generic word for the expression.

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“Ḥaqq al-yaqīn”: an emphatic expression

Further Forms of Ibdāl: Definiteness, Agreement, Iltifāt and Word Order

“Inna hādhā la-huwa ḥaqqu al-yaqīn”
“This indeed is the very truth of certainty.” (al-Wāqiʿah 56:95)

“Ḥaqq” and “yaqīn” both contribute to the idea of truth and certainty, yet the construct phrase creates a forceful affirmation of the reality under discussion. The expression is more emphatic than a bare assertion that something is true.

A paraphrase such as “certain reality” helps comprehension but should not erase the two words and their construction. The important point is how nominal form and syntactic linkage intensify the meaning.

A reader should ask what the verse is emphasizing before substituting one generic word for the expression.