LinkChief basisIllustration
RationalConceived unity, similarity or correlationTeacher and student
EstimativeApprehended contrast or near-contrastBlack / white; sky / earth
ImaginativeMemory of images previously linkedThe familiar pair pen and inkpot
More than one association can apply to the same pair. To justify waṣl, identify the relation actually relevant to the audience and purpose of the utterance.
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The Unifying Relation: Rational, Estimative and Imaginative Links
LinkChief basisIllustration
RationalConceived unity, similarity or correlationTeacher and student
EstimativeApprehended contrast or near-contrastBlack / white; sky / earth
ImaginativeMemory of images previously linkedThe familiar pair pen and inkpot
More than one association can apply to the same pair. To justify waṣl, identify the relation actually relevant to the audience and purpose of the utterance.