«وَمِنْهُ الْجَمْعُ مَعَ التَّقْسِيمِ»
“Another figure combines gathering with division.”
Several things may first be included under a common judgment and then divided into their individual conditions. Alternatively, the items may share a field from the start, while their attributes are subsequently distributed.
Jamʿ establishes the common frame; taqsīm allocates the appropriate part within that frame. The two operations are complementary rather than contradictory.
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ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Semantic Embellishments, Part II
«وَمِنْهُ الْجَمْعُ مَعَ التَّقْسِيمِ»
“Another figure combines gathering with division.”
Several things may first be included under a common judgment and then divided into their individual conditions. Alternatively, the items may share a field from the start, while their attributes are subsequently distributed.
Jamʿ establishes the common frame; taqsīm allocates the appropriate part within that frame. The two operations are complementary rather than contradictory.