LessonsRhetorical Addition: Emphasis, Explanatory Coordination, Connections and Multiple MeaningsQuiz

«وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ شُرَكَاءَ»
“Those who call on partners besides God do not in fact follow real partners.” (Yūnus 10:66, excerpt; contextual paraphrase)

«إِنْ يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ»
“They follow nothing but conjecture.” (Yūnus 10:66, excerpt)

The first portion challenges the reality of the alleged partners; the second explains what the worshippers actually rely upon: conjecture. Repeating the verb “follow” makes the argumentative contrast prominent.

Here “in” has negative force, and “illā al-ẓann” restricts the source of their belief to conjecture. Repetition develops the logic rather than merely saying the same thing again.

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Repetition rejects a claim and identifies its basis

Rhetorical Addition: Emphasis, Explanatory Coordination, Connections and Multiple Meanings

«وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ شُرَكَاءَ»
“Those who call on partners besides God do not in fact follow real partners.” (Yūnus 10:66, excerpt; contextual paraphrase)

«إِنْ يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ»
“They follow nothing but conjecture.” (Yūnus 10:66, excerpt)

The first portion challenges the reality of the alleged partners; the second explains what the worshippers actually rely upon: conjecture. Repeating the verb “follow” makes the argumentative contrast prominent.

Here “in” has negative force, and “illā al-ẓann” restricts the source of their belief to conjecture. Repetition develops the logic rather than merely saying the same thing again.