LessonsRefining the Jāmiʿ and the Conditions of Elegant CoordinationQuiz

To assess elegant waṣl, proceed in order:
1. Identify the clauses as distinct judgments and examine their declarative or non-declarative function.
2. Find the relevant jāmiʿ and rule out an obstacle to coordination.
3. Once conjunction is justified, examine correspondence in nominal/verbal form, past/imperfect, and qualified/unqualified scope.
4. Do not sacrifice the intended difference of meaning merely to obtain formal parallelism.

This distinguishes valid coordination from a further degree of rhetorical elegance.

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A complete decision procedure for elegant waṣl

Refining the Jāmiʿ and the Conditions of Elegant Coordination

To assess elegant waṣl, proceed in order:
1. Identify the clauses as distinct judgments and examine their declarative or non-declarative function.
2. Find the relevant jāmiʿ and rule out an obstacle to coordination.
3. Once conjunction is justified, examine correspondence in nominal/verbal form, past/imperfect, and qualified/unqualified scope.
4. Do not sacrifice the intended difference of meaning merely to obtain formal parallelism.

This distinguishes valid coordination from a further degree of rhetorical elegance.