Correlativity (taḍāyuf) concerns paired concepts understood in relation to each other, such as fatherhood and sonship.
If Zayd is Amr’s father, Amr is Zayd’s son. The link is not coincidental; fatherhood inherently refers to a corresponding relationship.
But the persons and the relation must be correctly specified. From “Zayd is a father,” one cannot infer that any arbitrary person is his son. The identification of the relata is essential.
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Conditional Propositions: Connectives, Disjunctions and Their Main Kinds
Correlativity (taḍāyuf) concerns paired concepts understood in relation to each other, such as fatherhood and sonship.
If Zayd is Amr’s father, Amr is Zayd’s son. The link is not coincidental; fatherhood inherently refers to a corresponding relationship.
But the persons and the relation must be correctly specified. From “Zayd is a father,” one cannot infer that any arbitrary person is his son. The identification of the relata is essential.