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                       musarrah  mathal  (stated),  the  kaamin  mathal  (hidden),  and  the  mursal  mathal
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                       (formless).

                       1.  The Mathal Musarrah (Stated)

                           This  form,  as  the  name  implies,  contains  an  obvious  comparison  and  is
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                       widely used  in the Qur’aan.  Such examples  may  be  found  in the  fire and water
                       similes and metaphors used in reference to the hypocrites who feign Islaam:




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                          “They  are  like  one  who  kindles  a  fire;  then  when  it  lights  up  what  is
                          around   him,  Allaah  takes  away  his  light  and  leaves  him  in  total
                          darkness in which he cannot see (anything). They are deaf, dumb, and
                          blind;  hence,  they  will  never  return  to  the  path.  Or  like  a  dark  rain
                          cloud,  thundering  and  flashing  lightning  in  the  sky,  (during  which)
                          they  stick  their  fingers  in  their  ears  from  the  thunderclap,  fearing
                          death.  But  Allaah  surrounds  the  disbelievers.  The  lightning  almost


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                         Mabaahith fee ‘Uloom al-Qur’aan, p. 293.
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                         Al-Itqaan, vol.4, p. 39.




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