LessonsMajāz Mursal and Istiʿārah: Non-similarity Relations and Their TypesQuiz

والمجاز مرسل إن كانت العلاقة المصححة غير المشابهة، وإلا فاستعارة
A figure is mursal if the validating relation is other than resemblance; otherwise it is metaphor.

The term al-ʿalāqah al-muṣaḥḥiḥah means a connection sufficient to make the transfer intelligible. A random association or a word used with no rational basis does not satisfy the definition.

Hands are involved in giving; therefore “hands” can denote a person's acts of beneficence. The favors are not literally shaped like hands. The transfer depends on their causal association. In contrast, using “lion” for a brave human is based on similarity in courage.

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Non-resemblance defines majāz mursal

Majāz Mursal and Istiʿārah: Non-similarity Relations and Their Types

والمجاز مرسل إن كانت العلاقة المصححة غير المشابهة، وإلا فاستعارة
A figure is mursal if the validating relation is other than resemblance; otherwise it is metaphor.

The term al-ʿalāqah al-muṣaḥḥiḥah means a connection sufficient to make the transfer intelligible. A random association or a word used with no rational basis does not satisfy the definition.

Hands are involved in giving; therefore “hands” can denote a person's acts of beneficence. The favors are not literally shaped like hands. The transfer depends on their causal association. In contrast, using “lion” for a brave human is based on similarity in courage.