In the book, dalālah is a relationship in which knowing one thing leads to knowledge of another. This link can arise from an established convention or from a natural or rational connection.
Two stages matter:
First, some sign becomes known to us.
Second, that sign leads our mind to something else.
Keep these stages separate. They are the foundation of all the classifications that follow.
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What dalālah means
Dalālah, Waḍʿ and the Six Types of Indication
In the book, dalālah is a relationship in which knowing one thing leads to knowledge of another. This link can arise from an established convention or from a natural or rational connection.
Two stages matter:
First, some sign becomes known to us.
Second, that sign leads our mind to something else.
Keep these stages separate. They are the foundation of all the classifications that follow.