RIWAQ

ISLAMIC THEOLOGY PORTAL

Quality = الكيف

Linguistically, kayf is a vocable by means of which the state of a human being is enquired about. It is said “what is he like” and it is said [in response, e.g.] “righteous” (Muʿjam al-Maqāyīs 5:150) i.e., [it is a...

Quantity = الكم

Linguistically [kamm] signifies concealment (Muʿjam Maqāyīs al-Lugha, Lisān al-ʿArab sub ) Discontinuous quantity is that which has no common limit for its parts, and this can only be number. This is because the nature of the...