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of this found in the following poem: Two men, one a weaver the
other a tailor on either side of Constellation of Virgo;
One is weaving shrouds for the deceased, and his companion tailors
for the forthcoming one.
The poet expressed the celestial phenomena of the rising of the
stars and their setting metaphorically through the parable
of two artisans. This kind of (metaphor) belongs to the principle
of expressing a certain meaning through a picture which
contains the same meaning or a similar meaning.
Belonging to the same kind are the words of the Prophet when
he said, "Verily the mosque will shrink when people spit in
its courtyard just as the piece of skin shrinks when it is placed
over the fire." You can readily understand that the courtyard
other a tailor on either side of Constellation of Virgo;
One is weaving shrouds for the deceased, and his companion tailors
for the forthcoming one.
The poet expressed the celestial phenomena of the rising of the
stars and their setting metaphorically through the parable
of two artisans. This kind of (metaphor) belongs to the principle
of expressing a certain meaning through a picture which
contains the same meaning or a similar meaning.
Belonging to the same kind are the words of the Prophet when
he said, "Verily the mosque will shrink when people spit in
its courtyard just as the piece of skin shrinks when it is placed
over the fire." You can readily understand that the courtyard