RIWAQ

ISLAMIC THEOLOGY PORTAL

Essence = الماهيّة

1. Definition The Arabic term for essence is mahiyya, derived from the Arabic interrogative ma (what?) and hiya (it), corresponding to the Greek word for essence, which means, ‘the what it is.’ In the technical usage of the...

Essential Definition (in Logic) = الحد المنطقي

Linguistically, [al-ḥadd] has two meanings. The first is interdiction, and the second is the limit of a thing. The ḥadd is thus that which separates two things. “So-and-so is maḥdūd means he is prevented [from obtaining...