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

A figurative relation may involve a cause and its result, a place and its occupants, or a carrier and its load. In some examples the relation is a recognizable contextual association rather than strict necessary entailment.

Not every relation must be an unbreakable logical implication. Any particular waterskin can be transported by different carriers, and a meeting place can be occupied by different people. Yet established association and contextual wording may guide the listener successfully.

The requirement is a legitimate pathway of semantic transfer, not the claim that the two things must be inseparable in all possible circumstances.

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An admissible relation need not be strict logical entailment

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

A figurative relation may involve a cause and its result, a place and its occupants, or a carrier and its load. In some examples the relation is a recognizable contextual association rather than strict necessary entailment.

Not every relation must be an unbreakable logical implication. Any particular waterskin can be transported by different carriers, and a meeting place can be occupied by different people. Yet established association and contextual wording may guide the listener successfully.

The requirement is a legitimate pathway of semantic transfer, not the claim that the two things must be inseparable in all possible circumstances.