Tablīgh describes an extreme degree that remains possible both rationally and customarily. Ighrāq remains rationally possible but surpasses ordinary occurrence. Ghulūw crosses even the boundary of rational possibility.
The distinction between rejected and acceptable hyperbole is not merely the classification itself. Ghulūw in particular may become literarily acceptable through nearness markers, hypothetical framing, or coherent imaginative imagery. The examples of hunting speed, enduring neighbourly generosity, fear attributed before existence, radiant oil, dust, and a prolonged night illustrate those distinctions.
The next section, al-madhhab al-kalāmī, treats another semantic embellishment in which a claim is presented through argument resembling the method of dialectical thinkers.