What is the sound method when two interpretations of faṣl or waṣl remain plausible?
Supplementary Practice 3: Rhetorical Judgment, Contextual Evidence and Combined Devices
- Prefer the reading supported by syntax and context, or state that the evidence is indeterminate
- Read every faṣl as the answer to an implied question
- Infer emphasis conclusively from verbal repetition alone
- Treat the mere presence of wāw as decisive evidence of waṣl