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«أَوْ تَمَاثُلٌ»
Or similarity between the two.

Tamāthul means that two things remain distinct while resembling one another in some relevant kind or characteristic. Two writers, for example, may share a recognizable professional activity, or two scholars may work in a common discipline.

The statement that both things merely 'exist' or are 'physical' may be too broad. Effective coordination calls for a similarity genuinely relevant to the discourse.

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Similarity at the level of a shared kind

The Unifying Relation: Rational, Estimative and Imaginative Links

«أَوْ تَمَاثُلٌ»
Or similarity between the two.

Tamāthul means that two things remain distinct while resembling one another in some relevant kind or characteristic. Two writers, for example, may share a recognizable professional activity, or two scholars may work in a common discipline.

The statement that both things merely 'exist' or are 'physical' may be too broad. Effective coordination calls for a similarity genuinely relevant to the discourse.