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Surah: Al-Haqqa (28)
Rhetorical Devices — Verbal Embellishments
مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنِّي مَالِيَهۡ هَلَكَ عَنِّي سُلۡطَٰنِيَهۡ
— الحاقة الآية 28
Most famous verbal embellishments in the Quran: (1) Jinas: sound-alike words with different meanings. (2) Saj': harmonious fasila endings — like prose music. (3) Tasri': last two words harmonize. (4) Rad al-ajz ala al-sadr: returning the end to the beginning. (5) Tajnis: partial phonetic similarity.
Important note: The Quran did not deliberately deploy these as artificial craft — they arise from the meaning itself. This is itself part of its inimitability.
Important note: The Quran did not deliberately deploy these as artificial craft — they arise from the meaning itself. This is itself part of its inimitability.
Source: Al-Zarkashi (3/459); Al-Suyuti (3/297)
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