2013-04-10 18:01
Metaphors are utilised in the Qur’an in the even broader sense of ‘isomorphism’. As readers of this blog might recall↓, isomorphism is the mirroring of one set of info… Read More
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2013-04-08 23:31
In this post InshAllah, we see how symbols relate to metaphor.
A symbol is something that represents an idea, a process, or a physical entity. The purpose of a symbol is to communicate meani… Read More
2012-09-22 21:00
In this post we consider two more related devices, namely, personification and catachresis.
Personification
In an example from a previous post, stones were mentioned by Allah subhanahu… Read More
2012-08-19 01:52
19th Ramadaan, 1433:
This posts contrasts metaphor with another of its close relation: metonymy.
Metonymies
وَيَبْسُطُو……Read More
2012-08-07 06:34
11th Ramadaan, 1433:
Source
مَّوْجٌ كَالظُّلَلِ
…waves like shades [in Sur… Read More
2012-07-24 05:23
3rd Ramadaan, 1433:
A metaphor can come as a part of a simple sentence, or it can be used in various devices. In this section of the thread we consider examples of the various form… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Conventional metaphors have probably always existed. Many new words or sense-meanings have arisen when old words were metaphorically extended to new ideas/situations. Metaphors hidden in the… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The last post essentially revisited the ubiquity and essentiality of metaphor↓1. Metaphors are not only prevalent, they are a part of the way we think, understand and describe things in… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The Context Qur’an is an inexhaustible resource whether analysed from literary, philosophical or mathematical points of view or more. There are many aspects of the Qur’an that a… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
In this last section, we discuss two literary devices that may be interpreted as extended metaphors: allegory and parable. They are often confused with each other, hence we must be clear of… Read More
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