The juxtaposition of qiṣāṣ and life brings apparently contrasting ideas together and directs attention to their underlying relationship. The causal explanation is not spelled out at length, yet context and word choice point to deterrence and preservation of life.
When syntax, lexical meaning and context already carry the conclusion, treating every explanatory expansion as omitted wording risks obscuring the specific eloquence of compact expression.
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Musāwāt and Ījāz al-Qaṣr: Proportionate Wording and the Rhetoric of Qiṣāṣ
The juxtaposition of qiṣāṣ and life brings apparently contrasting ideas together and directs attention to their underlying relationship. The causal explanation is not spelled out at length, yet context and word choice point to deterrence and preservation of life.
When syntax, lexical meaning and context already carry the conclusion, treating every explanatory expansion as omitted wording risks obscuring the specific eloquence of compact expression.