LessonsClassifications of Tashbih: Terms, Multiplicity, Ground and ParticleQuiz

Muʾakkad omits the comparison particle, creating a stronger impression of identification between the two terms.

«هُوَ بَحْرٌ فِي الْجُودِ»
He is a sea in generosity.

He is the subject, sea the model, and “in generosity” the explicit ground. No comparison particle appears: therefore the example is muʾakkad and also mufassal.

The expression strongly emphasizes the extent of the subject’s generosity.

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Muʾakkad: the particle is omitted

Classifications of Tashbih: Terms, Multiplicity, Ground and Particle

Muʾakkad omits the comparison particle, creating a stronger impression of identification between the two terms.

«هُوَ بَحْرٌ فِي الْجُودِ»
He is a sea in generosity.

He is the subject, sea the model, and “in generosity” the explicit ground. No comparison particle appears: therefore the example is muʾakkad and also mufassal.

The expression strongly emphasizes the extent of the subject’s generosity.