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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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