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

«وَلْيَخْشَ الَّذِينَ لَوْ تَرَكُوا مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّةً ضِعَافًا خَافُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَلْيَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ»
“Let those fear who, if they left weak children behind, would fear for them; so let them be mindful of God.” (al-Nisāʾ 4:9, excerpt)

The initial command evokes anxiety for vulnerable descendants, while “let them fear God” turns that concern into an ethical obligation. Though both are concerned with fear, they do not perform precisely the same task.

The following instruction to speak rightly adds a practical outcome. Repetition here links empathy for weakness with responsibility in speech and conduct.

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

«وَلْيَخْشَ الَّذِينَ لَوْ تَرَكُوا مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّةً ضِعَافًا خَافُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَلْيَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ»
“Let those fear who, if they left weak children behind, would fear for them; so let them be mindful of God.” (al-Nisāʾ 4:9, excerpt)

The initial command evokes anxiety for vulnerable descendants, while “let them fear God” turns that concern into an ethical obligation. Though both are concerned with fear, they do not perform precisely the same task.

The following instruction to speak rightly adds a practical outcome. Repetition here links empathy for weakness with responsibility in speech and conduct.