by riwaq | Sep 23, 2021
Linguistic Meaning The Arabic term matā is used to ask about time. You may ask: matā yakhruju Zayd (Date did Zayd leave?) (Mu‘jam al-Maqāyīs, p. 295) It is also used for an undefined time period. (Lisān al-‘Arab, 4131) The...
by riwaq | Sep 22, 2021
The term muarrif (definition) is derived from the term arafa which originally referred to a notion of continuous uninterrupted flow. Ibn Faris traced its origin to stillness and familiarity pointing out that its opposite, ankara, means...
by riwaq | Sep 23, 2021
Linguistic Definition The Arabic term jabr means subjugation and coercion, which is to force something on another. (Lisān al-‘Arab, entry: jabr; al-Kulliyyāt, entry: ijbār) Technical Definition Determinism is an excess in handing over affairs to...
by riwaq | Sep 22, 2021
Linguistic Definition The Arabic term rukhṣa means facilitation and creating ease. It is the opposite of tashdīd (creating hardship). Its etymological root is rakhaṣa, which gives the meaning of tenderness. The...
by riwaq | Sep 23, 2021
Linguistic Definition The Arabic term ṣifah (attribute) is a feature incumbent in something. (Mu‘jam Maqāyīs al-Lughah, entry: w-ṣ-f) The term fi‘l is to originate something, whether an action or something else. (Mu‘jam...
