First identify what each term denotes, then ask whether that referent or intended feature is apprehended by a sense.
“Paper” and “silk”: sensory through touch.
“Knowledge” and “guidance”: primarily intellectual.
“Character” and “perfume”: one intellectual, one sensory.
Where a word allows more than one perspective, the context determines which perspective is relevant to the classification.
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Ilm al-Bayan and Simile: Definition, Elements, Terms and Particles
First identify what each term denotes, then ask whether that referent or intended feature is apprehended by a sense.
“Paper” and “silk”: sensory through touch.
“Knowledge” and “guidance”: primarily intellectual.
“Character” and “perfume”: one intellectual, one sensory.
Where a word allows more than one perspective, the context determines which perspective is relevant to the classification.