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

RelationNamed sense → intended sense
Cause for effectRain → vegetation
Effect for causePlants → rain
Part for wholeEye → watcher
Whole for partFingers → fingertips
Former stateOrphans → formerly orphaned persons
Future stateWine → grapes
Place for occupantsAssembly place → participants
InstrumentalityTongue → good remembrance

Each term has a specific direction of transfer. When facing a new sentence, the analyst must still consider its verb, situation, speaker's purpose and contextual indication.

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Consolidated relations of majāz mursal

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

RelationNamed sense → intended sense
Cause for effectRain → vegetation
Effect for causePlants → rain
Part for wholeEye → watcher
Whole for partFingers → fingertips
Former stateOrphans → formerly orphaned persons
Future stateWine → grapes
Place for occupantsAssembly place → participants
InstrumentalityTongue → good remembrance

Each term has a specific direction of transfer. When facing a new sentence, the analyst must still consider its verb, situation, speaker's purpose and contextual indication.