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

Musāwāt uses wording proportionate to the intended meaning. Ījāz al-qaṣr packs abundant meaning into a short expression without a required omission. Its central example is ﴿وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيَاةٌ﴾, which combines the audience's benefit, the regulated institution of qiṣāṣ and preservation of life.

«وَهِيَ الْجَمْعُ بَيْنَ مَعْنَيَيْنِ مُتَقَابِلَيْنِ فِي الْجُمْلَةِ»
It is the joining of two contrasting meanings in a single expression.

The next section, ījāz al-ḥadhf, is different: it examines specifically omitted elements recoverable from clear contextual evidence.

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

Musāwāt uses wording proportionate to the intended meaning. Ījāz al-qaṣr packs abundant meaning into a short expression without a required omission. Its central example is ﴿وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيَاةٌ﴾, which combines the audience's benefit, the regulated institution of qiṣāṣ and preservation of life.

«وَهِيَ الْجَمْعُ بَيْنَ مَعْنَيَيْنِ مُتَقَابِلَيْنِ فِي الْجُمْلَةِ»
It is the joining of two contrasting meanings in a single expression.

The next section, ījāz al-ḥadhf, is different: it examines specifically omitted elements recoverable from clear contextual evidence.