LessonsSupplementary Applied Practice — Maʿānī, Bayān and BadīʿQuiz

زَيْدٌ كَالْأَسَدِ فِي الشَّجَاعَةِ
Zayd is like a lion in courage.

Musabbah: Zayd.
Musabbah bih: lion.
Particle: kāf.
Shared quality: courage.

The claim does not identify Zayd as literally a lion; it selects a shared characteristic. With the comparative particle and quality both expressed, this is a mursal and mufaṣṣal simile.

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Supplementary Applied Practice — Maʿānī, Bayān and Badīʿ

زَيْدٌ كَالْأَسَدِ فِي الشَّجَاعَةِ
Zayd is like a lion in courage.

Musabbah: Zayd.
Musabbah bih: lion.
Particle: kāf.
Shared quality: courage.

The claim does not identify Zayd as literally a lion; it selects a shared characteristic. With the comparative particle and quality both expressed, this is a mursal and mufaṣṣal simile.