LessonsIṭnāb: Clarification after Ambiguity, Tawshīʿ, Repetition and ĪghālQuiz

«وَالإِطْنَابُ: إِمَّا بِالإِيضَاحِ بَعْدَ الإِبْهَامِ»
One form of rhetorical expansion is clarification following an initially indistinct expression.

The first formulation sets up a general or unresolved conception; a later expression identifies the intended meaning. Both stages contribute: the first attracts attention and creates expectation, while the second satisfies that expectation with a determinate meaning.

Here ibhām means a temporary lack of specification that is subsequently resolved, not hopeless obscurity. Its value depends on the apt timing and adequacy of the clarification.

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Clarification after initial ambiguity

Iṭnāb: Clarification after Ambiguity, Tawshīʿ, Repetition and Īghāl

«وَالإِطْنَابُ: إِمَّا بِالإِيضَاحِ بَعْدَ الإِبْهَامِ»
One form of rhetorical expansion is clarification following an initially indistinct expression.

The first formulation sets up a general or unresolved conception; a later expression identifies the intended meaning. Both stages contribute: the first attracts attention and creates expectation, while the second satisfies that expectation with a determinate meaning.

Here ibhām means a temporary lack of specification that is subsequently resolved, not hopeless obscurity. Its value depends on the apt timing and adequacy of the clarification.