by riwaq | Sep 22, 2021
Linguistic Definition The Arabic term ajal means a final point in time. It has other meanings which are not related to the technical meaning. The ajal (term) of something is the time and period in which it subsists. (Mu‘jam Maqāyīs...
by riwaq | Sep 23, 2021
Linguistic Definition The Arabic term tamāyuz gives the meaning of something being distinguished from something or differentiating it. (Mu‘jam Maqāyīs al-Lughah, entry: m-y-z). Technical Definition It is a proof for the oneness of God (Exalted is...
by riwaq | Sep 22, 2021
Linguistic Definition The etymological root of the term ism is sumuww which means loftiness. Arabs would use the term samā’ (sky) for the clouds and for the roof of a house. The etymological root...
by riwaq | Sep 23, 2021
Linguistic Definition The Arabic term dalīl means to demonstrate something using a feature that characterises it. (Mu‘jam Maqāyīs al-Lughah, entry: dalla) Ḥudūth means something that had not been coming into being. It is said: “An...
by riwaq | Sep 22, 2021
Linguistic Definition The etymological root of the term taḥsīn is ḥasan (beautiful) which has an obvious meaning. The linguists define it as the opposite of qabīḥ (ugly), and they...
