What primarily distinguishes istitbāʿ from idmāj?
Tafrīʿ, Praise or Blame by Apparent Exception, Ist itbāʿ and Idmāj
- Istitbāʿ requires prose and idmāj verse
- Istitbāʿ entails further praise, whereas idmāj embeds any suitable secondary aim
- One is negation and the other affirmation
- Their definitions are identical