Particle and ground: independent axes

Classifications of Tashbih: Terms, Multiplicity, Ground and Particle

Particle presence and ground presence are two separate classificatory axes.

ParticleGroundClassification
PresentPresentMursal + mufassal
PresentOmittedMursal + mujmal
OmittedPresentMuʾakkad + mufassal
OmittedOmittedMuʾakkad + mujmal (baligh)

For example, “Zayd is like a lion” is mursal–mujmal, while “Zayd is a lion in courage” is muʾakkad–mufassal.