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

«وَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ كِتَابٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِمَا مَعَهُمْ»
“When a Book came to them from God confirming what they had.” (al-Baqarah 2:89, excerpt)

«فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ مَا عَرَفُوا كَفَرُوا بِهِ»
“Then, when what they recognized came to them, they rejected it.” (al-Baqarah 2:89, excerpt)

Both clauses concern the coming of the revelation. The second highlights prior recognition followed by rejection, not a necessary second arrival.

The repeated temporal phrase sharpens the moral contradiction between recognition and refusal. This is a case where repetition increases the force of responsibility rather than simply doubling information.

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Repeating “when it came to them” for emphasis

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

«وَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ كِتَابٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِمَا مَعَهُمْ»
“When a Book came to them from God confirming what they had.” (al-Baqarah 2:89, excerpt)

«فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ مَا عَرَفُوا كَفَرُوا بِهِ»
“Then, when what they recognized came to them, they rejected it.” (al-Baqarah 2:89, excerpt)

Both clauses concern the coming of the revelation. The second highlights prior recognition followed by rejection, not a necessary second arrival.

The repeated temporal phrase sharpens the moral contradiction between recognition and refusal. This is a case where repetition increases the force of responsibility rather than simply doubling information.