(Discussion of Metaphor and Its Types) Unless you interpret it, its metaphor is*** by addition in it or subtraction, or by allusion, and metaphors and simi***les and types
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The Shaykh :" Unless you interpret it, its metaphor is *** by addition in it or subtraction
or by allusion, and metaphors *** and similes and the types of the second metaphor "
These are the types of metaphor mentioned by the author (may Allah have mercy on him). Its metaphor is by addition or subtraction, meaning that metaphor is sometimes by addition and sometimes by subtraction. His saying, the Exalted, in their claim contains a metaphor by subtraction. And like His saying [Ash-Shuraa 42:11] contains a metaphor by addition, which is the letter kaf. They said: The intended meaning is not like it.
He says: " or by allusion " meaning an allusion to such a thing. The hand, in their view, is an allusion to power or grace. Or metaphors, and this is also a type of metaphor. The chapter of metaphor is making the thing being compared the very thing it is compared to. So you would say, for example: I saw a sea whose wealth is inexhaustible, yes? Meaning a generous person. They call this metaphor. Or simile, meaning not in the sense of reality. And the types of the second metaphor. The second metaphor. Is there a first and a second metaphor? No, but metaphor is the second in relation to reality. So the "second" in his saying: " the second metaphor " is a descriptive attribute, because metaphor is in the second rank in terms of indication.
or by allusion, and metaphors *** and similes and the types of the second metaphor "
These are the types of metaphor mentioned by the author (may Allah have mercy on him). Its metaphor is by addition or subtraction, meaning that metaphor is sometimes by addition and sometimes by subtraction. His saying, the Exalted,
And your Lord has come
وجاء ربكThere is nothing like unto Him
ليس كمثله شيءHe says: " or by allusion " meaning an allusion to such a thing. The hand, in their view, is an allusion to power or grace. Or metaphors, and this is also a type of metaphor. The chapter of metaphor is making the thing being compared the very thing it is compared to. So you would say, for example: I saw a sea whose wealth is inexhaustible, yes? Meaning a generous person. They call this metaphor. Or simile, meaning not in the sense of reality. And the types of the second metaphor. The second metaphor. Is there a first and a second metaphor? No, but metaphor is the second in relation to reality. So the "second" in his saying: " the second metaphor " is a descriptive attribute, because metaphor is in the second rank in terms of indication.