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Quranic Terms
Advanced
Rhetoric
Iltifat — The Sudden Style Shift
Definition: Shifting from one style to another in speech — third person to second person, or vice versa.
Example in Al-Fatiha: Begins …
Quranic Terms
Advanced
Linguistic Subtleties
Iltifat (Rhetorical Shift) — Definition, Types, and Benefits
Definition:
Iltifat is the shift from one grammatical person to another — from first to third person, or from third to second, etc. — wit…
Quranic Terms
Intermediate
Rhetoric
Iltifat (Shift from Speaker to Absent) — Its Rhetorical Secrets
Definition:
Iltifat (shifting): a transition in style from one form to another — from first-person (I/We) to third-person (he/they), or f…
Quranic Rhetoric
Advanced
Iltifat
Iltifat — Types and Purposes in the Quran
Three basic types: (1) Third to second person: "Praise to Allah...You alone we worship." (2) Second to third: "Until you are in ships, and…
Quranic Rhetoric
Intermediate
Iltifat
Shift from Third to Second Person — "Praise to Allah... You Alone We Worship"
Iltifat in Al-Fatiha: The opening verses speak about Allah in the third person — "Praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds, the Most Merciful, …