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Quranic Terms
Intermediate
Rhetoric
Simile, Metaphor, and Metonymy in the Quran
Simile (tashbih): Comparison with particle — "Their example is like one who kindles a fire" (2:17).
Metaphor (isti'ara): Without partic…
Quranic Rhetoric
Advanced
Metaphor
Implicit Metaphor — Life Granted to the Inanimate
Explicit metaphor: The compared-to is stated.
Implicit metaphor (makniyya): The compared-to is deleted; only its attributes remain.
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Quranic Rhetoric
Advanced
Metaphor
The Head Has Blazed with White Hair — Metaphor of Fire for Whiteness
Verse: "He said: My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened and my head has blazed with white hair." (19:4)
The creative metaphor: "Blazin…
Quranic Rhetoric
Intermediate
Metaphor
The Implied Metaphor — "Lower for Them the Wing of Humility"
Definition of the implied metaphor: A metaphor in which the vehicle (compared-to) is deleted and only its implication (what points to it) …
Quranic Rhetoric
Intermediate
Metaphor
The Explicit Metaphor — "When the Water Overflowed We Carried You"
Definition of the explicit metaphor: A metaphor in which only the vehicle is explicitly stated — the vehicle (the comparand) is mentioned …