When can “You harmed me; you will know” be figurative?
Taʿrīḍ, Talwīḥ, Ramz, Īmāʾ and Ishārah; the Rhetorical Force of Figurative Speech
- Whenever the original addressee is necessarily also intended
- Merely because the verb refers to the future
- When there is no secondary purpose
- When the address is intended solely for another person and context supports it