He, glorified be He, also relates that the man who disputed with Abraham about his Lord said:

“I give life and cause death.”

He relates that Joseph’s companion said:

“I will inform you of its interpretation, so send me.”

He tells us that a mighty one among the jinn said:

“I will bring it to you before you rise from your place,”

and that the one who had knowledge of the Scripture said:

“I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you.”

Thus, in each particular context, the expression “I” denotes someone different from the one it denotes in another context, although the expression itself is identical in both. No rational person has ever called this expression equivocal or figurative, even though it conveys its meaning only with a contextual indication that makes the intended referent clear.

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If this is understood, he may be told:

These nouns you have mentioned—such as zahr (back), matn (back), sāq (leg), and kabid (liver)—can only be used in the language with an accompanying indication of the thing to which they are attributed. This makes the intended meaning clear.

Thus, saying “the zahr and matn of a road” is not like saying “the zahr and matn of a person,” nor even “the zahr and matn of a horse,” nor “the zahr of a mountain.”