«أَشِدَّاءُ عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ رُحَمَاءُ بَيْنَهُمْ»
“Firm against disbelievers, compassionate among themselves.”
Ashiddāʾ and ruḥamāʾ contrast severity and mercy under different relations. The rhetorical effect is not merely a mechanically paired dictionary antonym, but opposed conduct in context.
Not every pair of qualities constitutes ṭibāq. There must be a relevant contrast that contributes to the meaning.
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ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Semantic Embellishments, Part I
«أَشِدَّاءُ عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ رُحَمَاءُ بَيْنَهُمْ»
“Firm against disbelievers, compassionate among themselves.”
Ashiddāʾ and ruḥamāʾ contrast severity and mercy under different relations. The rhetorical effect is not merely a mechanically paired dictionary antonym, but opposed conduct in context.
Not every pair of qualities constitutes ṭibāq. There must be a relevant contrast that contributes to the meaning.