A narrower formulation associated with al-Sakkākī, emphasizing the presentation of two or more corresponding positive terms and their ordered counterparts. This approach places weight on a recognizable structure of agreement and opposition.
Other discussions treat a broader set of relevant relations within counterpoint, including contextual or causal associations rather than strict lexical antonymy in every position.
The disagreement is best understood by distinguishing the general shape of muqābalah from additional restrictions applied to its examples.