Tasnif Style Guide — Page 74
74 TAŞNIF STYLE GUIDE Titles & Other Uses for Quotation Marks Quotation marks are used for the following (the text of which is not italicized, but roman): Titles of short stories or short poems 0 σ "The Gift of the Magi, written in 1905, is one of O. Henry's greatest stories. (Note that the title text in quo- tation marks is roman; i. e. not italicized. ) Ahmadis recite Mahmud ki Āmin at weddings. (Note that foreign terms in italics do not take quotation marks to prevent being confused as the transliteration markings of [, ] hamzah or [ε ] ‘ain. ) Titles of songs Introducing technical terms (once introduced, quotation marks are no longer needed) σ The universal approach for biblical exegesis is 'hermeneutics. о Albeit rare, a hadith is considered mutawatir if there are so many narrators at each level of transmission from the Prophetas, that it is inconceivable it was forged. (Again, note that foreign terms in italics preclude the need for quotation marks. ) Distancing oneself from the expression or opinion, or uti- lizing a candid informal expression 0 Christians consider Jesus as as 'Divinity' despite his human frailties.