هُنَّ لِبَاسٌ لَكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ لِبَاسٌ لَهُنَّ
They are clothing for you, and you are clothing for them.
The Qurʾanic clothing metaphor evokes closeness, covering, protection and mutual relation. Its contextual qualifications matter, even though the comparative terms need not be treated as fully composite visual scenes.
In a qualified simple term, the modifier may determine the intended similarity; do not discard it merely because the basic term remains simple.
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Classifications of Tashbih: Terms, Multiplicity, Ground and Particle
هُنَّ لِبَاسٌ لَكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ لِبَاسٌ لَهُنَّ
They are clothing for you, and you are clothing for them.
The Qurʾanic clothing metaphor evokes closeness, covering, protection and mutual relation. Its contextual qualifications matter, even though the comparative terms need not be treated as fully composite visual scenes.
In a qualified simple term, the modifier may determine the intended similarity; do not discard it merely because the basic term remains simple.