LessonsIntroduction to Faṣāḥah, Balāghah and the Three DisciplinesQuiz

The introduction also points to separation and connection (Faṣl wa Waṣl, فصل ووصل), and brevity and expansion (Ījāz wa Iṭnāb, إيجاز وإطناب).

Faṣl: placing two sentences without a coordinating conjunction when that suits the relation.
Waṣl: joining clauses with an appropriate conjunction.
Ījāz: conveying the full meaning economically.
Iṭnāb: providing useful elaboration when the purpose requires it.

Shortness is not always a virtue, nor is length always a defect. Context gives each technique its rhetorical value.

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Introduction to Faṣāḥah, Balāghah and the Three Disciplines

The introduction also points to separation and connection (Faṣl wa Waṣl, فصل ووصل), and brevity and expansion (Ījāz wa Iṭnāb, إيجاز وإطناب).

Faṣl: placing two sentences without a coordinating conjunction when that suits the relation.
Waṣl: joining clauses with an appropriate conjunction.
Ījāz: conveying the full meaning economically.
Iṭnāb: providing useful elaboration when the purpose requires it.

Shortness is not always a virtue, nor is length always a defect. Context gives each technique its rhetorical value.