LessonsMusāwāt and Ījāz al-Qaṣr: Proportionate Wording and the Rhetoric of QiṣāṣQuiz

CriterionĪjāz al-qaṣrĪjāz al-ḥadhf
Source of meaningWide implication of expressed wordsContextual evidence for an omitted component
Central questionHow much does little wording convey?What is left unsaid, and how is it recovered?
Representative case﴿وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيَاةٌ﴾Specific omissions discussed in the next section

The possibility of elaborating a message is not identical to evidence of a real omission.

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A diagnostic comparison of qaṣr and ḥadhf

Musāwāt and Ījāz al-Qaṣr: Proportionate Wording and the Rhetoric of Qiṣāṣ

CriterionĪjāz al-qaṣrĪjāz al-ḥadhf
Source of meaningWide implication of expressed wordsContextual evidence for an omitted component
Central questionHow much does little wording convey?What is left unsaid, and how is it recovered?
Representative case﴿وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيَاةٌ﴾Specific omissions discussed in the next section

The possibility of elaborating a message is not identical to evidence of a real omission.