Linguistic & rhetorical — May 18, 2026 — 6 min read
The Refrain in Surat Ar-Rahman: A Reading of Repetition and Rhythm
By Dr. Amin Khatib
Abstract
The verse “Fa-bi-ayyi ala’i rabbikuma tukadhdhiban” recurs 31 times in a surah of 78 verses; the paper studies its rhetorical function and rhythm.
The full text of this study is available in Arabic only.
Keywords
- repetition
- rhythm
- rhetoric
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