LessonsIṭnāb: Clarification after Ambiguity, Tawshīʿ, Repetition and ĪghālQuiz

«أَوْ لِتَكْمُلَ لَذَّةُ الْعِلْمِ بِهِ»
Or so that the pleasure of learning the matter may become complete.

Knowledge received after anticipation can feel more satisfying than information supplied without expectation. A general indication creates the wish to know; the subsequent specification fulfills it. The delay is justified by this additional cognitive effect.

The principle does not warrant making every statement into a riddle. Whether immediate clarity or brief expectation followed by disclosure is better depends on the audience and the communicative situation.

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Completion of the pleasure of understanding

Iṭnāb: Clarification after Ambiguity, Tawshīʿ, Repetition and Īghāl

«أَوْ لِتَكْمُلَ لَذَّةُ الْعِلْمِ بِهِ»
Or so that the pleasure of learning the matter may become complete.

Knowledge received after anticipation can feel more satisfying than information supplied without expectation. A general indication creates the wish to know; the subsequent specification fulfills it. The delay is justified by this additional cognitive effect.

The principle does not warrant making every statement into a riddle. Whether immediate clarity or brief expectation followed by disclosure is better depends on the audience and the communicative situation.