Which conclusion about restriction in Allāhu al-ṣamad is appropriately qualified?
Supplementary Practice 23: Comparative Rhetorical Study of Sūrat al-Masad and al-Ikhlāṣ
- Two definite words can never express restriction
- Context supports exclusive characterization; two definites do not mechanically prove it everywhere
- Every definite predicate automatically expresses qaṣr al-qalb
- Al-ṣamad is indefinite, making restriction impossible