LessonsʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Semantic Embellishments, Part IIQuiz

Tafrīʿ derives an additional ruling or description for something related to a previously discussed matter.

The first assertion becomes the ground for a subsequent one. The second branch develops the rhetorical implication of the earlier statement.

Unlike taqsīm, which distributes distinct properties to members of a set, tafrīʿ makes the later judgment feel derived from the first.

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Tafrīʿ: deriving a further judgment

ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Semantic Embellishments, Part II

Tafrīʿ derives an additional ruling or description for something related to a previously discussed matter.

The first assertion becomes the ground for a subsequent one. The second branch develops the rhetorical implication of the earlier statement.

Unlike taqsīm, which distributes distinct properties to members of a set, tafrīʿ makes the later judgment feel derived from the first.