The type of interrogation in the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Are your disbelievers better than those?”
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the words of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Qamar 54:43-44], he asks: What type of questioning is in these verses?
Answer:
It is an interrogative of affirmation and rebuke, affirmation and rebuke. It is not an interrogative of seeking information, for Allah knows everything and does not need to ask. It is merely an affirmation and a rebuke of them. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the words of Allah the Exalted,
(43) Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scripture? (44) Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?
أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُولَٰئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَاءَةٌ فِي الزُّبُرِ أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌAnswer:
It is an interrogative of affirmation and rebuke, affirmation and rebuke. It is not an interrogative of seeking information, for Allah knows everything and does not need to ask. It is merely an affirmation and a rebuke of them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [710- 4717] نوع الاستفهام في قوله تعالى:﴿أكفاركم خير من أولئكم) - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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