Intermediate
Emphasis
Surah: Al-Ahzab (21)
Emphasis (Tawkid) — Methods and Purposes
لَقَدۡ كَانَ لَكُمۡ فِي رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُسۡوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ
— الأحزاب الآية 21
Definition: Strengthening speech and establishing it in the listener's mind.
Methods in the Quran: (1) Emphatic particles: inna, anna, lam, qad, laqad. (2) Verbal repetition: "Nay! You will come to know — then nay! you will come to know." (3) Semantic emphasis: "The angels prostrated, all of them together." (4) Oath: "By time — indeed humanity is in loss." (5) Repetition across verses.
Why does the Quran emphasize? With the skeptic or hesitant. Reduces emphasis with those already in agreement.
Methods in the Quran: (1) Emphatic particles: inna, anna, lam, qad, laqad. (2) Verbal repetition: "Nay! You will come to know — then nay! you will come to know." (3) Semantic emphasis: "The angels prostrated, all of them together." (4) Oath: "By time — indeed humanity is in loss." (5) Repetition across verses.
Why does the Quran emphasize? With the skeptic or hesitant. Reduces emphasis with those already in agreement.
Source: Al-Zarkashi (3/387); Al-Suyuti (3/260); Al-Jurjani
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