the enemy,

even if this described person has not said any of that

or committed an action from these actions.

Or they say:

So-and-so bridled me, or silenced my tongue, or snatched the morsel from my mouth,

and the likes of these expressions which are all from the category of depicting the intended meaning with a sensory image.

[Definition of Al-Ta'reed (Allusion):]

And as for Al-Ta'reed, it is mentioning a general ruling or a disapproved matter

with the intention of pointing and alluding to the state of a specific person or alerting to a designated person,

and some particulars of that person appear in the speech,

such that the addressee recognizes it and it is revealed to him,

and in such places it is fitting that the reader of the Noble Quran be vigilant and perceptive,

and he also needs the story.

The Method of the Prophet - may peace and blessings be upon him - in Allusion:

And the Prophet - may peace and blessings be upon him - whenever he wanted to allude to a person and disapprove of him, he would say:

"What is the matter with people who do such and such?"

An example of allusion from the Noble Quran:

He - Exalted is He - said: {And it is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter}