Methodology - Hoor al-Ayn
Methodology - Hoor al-Ayn
Methodology - Hoor al-Ayn
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10) WHAT IS THE MEANING OF JIHAD?<br />
ﻞﻜﻴه ﺮﻴﺧ ﺪﻤﺤﻣ رﻮﺘآﺪﻠﻟ لﺎﺘﻘﻟا و دﺎﻬﺠﻟا ﺮﻈﻧا<br />
According to the scholars of usool the liter<strong>al</strong> usage of a word can be<br />
split into 4 groups.<br />
a) The liter<strong>al</strong> linguistic meaning:<br />
That is a word used in its origin<strong>al</strong> linguistic context e.g. a horse<br />
b) The liter<strong>al</strong> shariah meaning:<br />
This is a word placed by the Lawgiver (Allah(swt)), as a meaning<br />
not placed by the Arabs before.<br />
e.g. ةﻼﺼﻟا (prayer)<br />
The Arabs used the word to mean ءﺎﻋﺪﻟا, the shariah transferred this<br />
meaning to a new one, that being; the actions and the saying<br />
opened with the takbir, and finished with the tasleem.<br />
c) The liter<strong>al</strong> gener<strong>al</strong> customary meaning. مﺎﻌﻟا ﺔﻴﻓﺮﻌﻟا ﺔﻘﻴﻘﺤﻟا<br />
This is a word transferred from its linguistic meaning to a meaning<br />
acknowledged by the people at large.<br />
e.g. The word ﺔﺑاﺪﻟا , origin<strong>al</strong>ly its linguistic meaning was any thing<br />
that w<strong>al</strong>ked on the earth, but then it commonly became to be used<br />
as representing any 4 legged creature.<br />
d) The liter<strong>al</strong> specific customary meaning صﺎﺨﻟا فﺮﻌﻟا ﺔﻘﻴﻘﺤﻟا<br />
This is a word transferred from its linguistic meaning to a new<br />
meaning acknowledged by a specific community of people.<br />
e.g. ﺮﺠﻟا ﺐﺼﻨﻟا ﻊﻓﺮﻟا the nomin<strong>al</strong> , the subjunctive and the genitive<br />
as known to the grammarians.
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