The same form may teach or warn in different ways:
• Etiquette1: كُلْ مِمَّا يَلِيكَ - eat from what is near you.
• Guidance2: وَاسْتَشْهِدُوا شَهِيدَيْنِ مِنْ رِجَالِكُمْ - take two witnesses in your dealings.
• Threat3: اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ - do what you wish.
• Warning4: قُلْ تَمَتَّعْ بِكُفْرِكَ قَلِيلًا - enjoy your disbelief for a little while.
1. Etiquette: teaching good manners and proper conduct.
2. Guidance: directing people toward a safer or more beneficial course.
3. Threat: command wording that warns of an approaching consequence, not genuine permission.
4. Warning: alerting someone to the harmful end of a course of action.
- Etiquette, Guidance, Threat, and Warning