LessonsClassification of Simile by Its Two Terms: Sensory, Intellectual, Imagined, and SupposedQuiz

The source gives al-rīq wa-l-khamr as a comparison of tastes, an analytical example rather than a statement about permitted conduct. For touch it gives al-jild al-nāʿim wa-l-ḥarīr, smooth skin and silk.

Taste: a resemblance discerned by the tongue.
Touch: softness or smoothness discerned through contact.

Each sense reveals a different kind of property. One object may have many sensory qualities, but the classification should track the quality being compared rather than another incidental feature.

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Taste and touch

Classification of Simile by Its Two Terms: Sensory, Intellectual, Imagined, and Supposed

The source gives al-rīq wa-l-khamr as a comparison of tastes, an analytical example rather than a statement about permitted conduct. For touch it gives al-jild al-nāʿim wa-l-ḥarīr, smooth skin and silk.

Taste: a resemblance discerned by the tongue.
Touch: softness or smoothness discerned through contact.

Each sense reveals a different kind of property. One object may have many sensory qualities, but the classification should track the quality being compared rather than another incidental feature.