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

Ījāz al-qaṣr is compact wording whose meaning is unusually rich. Its defining feature is semantic abundance without depending on the omission of an essential expression.

A very short construction may convey a rule, its general rationale, the beneficiary and the importance of its consequence. The extended explanation may take several sentences, while the original wording legitimately carries those meanings in compact form.

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

Ījāz al-qaṣr is compact wording whose meaning is unusually rich. Its defining feature is semantic abundance without depending on the omission of an essential expression.

A very short construction may convey a rule, its general rationale, the beneficiary and the importance of its consequence. The extended explanation may take several sentences, while the original wording legitimately carries those meanings in compact form.