Under al-Sakkākī’s comparative formula, when is an expression concise?
Ījāz, Iṭnāb and Musāwāt: Standards of Expression and Their Distinctions
- Whenever fewer words are heard, even if meaning is incomplete
- When wording is longer than customary yet eloquent
- When wording is proportionate to the ordinary expression
- When the intended meaning is conveyed with fewer words than conventional wording