Composite-to-composite classifies the structure of the two terms, while tamthil classifies the structure of the ground. The notions often overlap but are analytically distinct.
The battle scene of dust and flashing swords versus night and falling stars can be composite in its terms and representational in its composite ground.
Ask two questions separately: what is compared, and what structured resemblance makes the comparison work?
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Classifications of Tashbih: Terms, Multiplicity, Ground and Particle
Composite-to-composite classifies the structure of the two terms, while tamthil classifies the structure of the ground. The notions often overlap but are analytically distinct.
The battle scene of dust and flashing swords versus night and falling stars can be composite in its terms and representational in its composite ground.
Ask two questions separately: what is compared, and what structured resemblance makes the comparison work?