A Linguistic faaidah in Lam Ya'ti Naظīruka

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  1. Oowais Qassim Ali

    Oowais Qassim Ali Well-Known Member

    الفَرْقُ بين الشبيه والنظير والمثيل

    النظير: هو ما يساوي الشيءَ في وجهٍ

    الشبيه: هو ما يُساويه في أكثر الوجوه

    المثيل: هو ما يساويه في جميع الوجوه

    (عون المرید شرح جوھرة التوحید،صفحہ74،مطبوعہ دار البشائر)

    Naظīr : He who parallels someone in one aspect

    Shabīh : He who parallels someone in most aspects

    Mathīl : He who parallels someone in all aspects

    Naظīr, Shabīh & Mathīl all carry the meaning of similitude/resemblance/comparability, but to varying degrees, with the word Naظīr being the furthest away from resembling someone.

    Ala Hazrat says:

    لم يات نظيرك في نظر

    No Naظīr (equal) to you has ever appeared in anyone's sight

    (Also a word play on نظر & نظير)

    As if to say : "Mathīl to dūr ki baat, No one even saw a Naظīr (someone even remotely similar) of you Yā Rasūlallah ﷺ!!"
     
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