إشارة النص: ما ثبت بالنص، ولكن لم يسق الكلام لأجله.
Isharat al-nass is a meaning established by the text although the discourse was not directed toward it.
Thabata bi-l-nass means the indication has a textual basis, not merely someone’s intuition. Lam yusaq al-kalam li-ajlih means it was not the intended subject of the discourse.
An indication by isharah is therefore not a remote possibility detached from the actual words; it arises through their meaningful implication.