What does 'Ada mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term 'Ada (عادة) in Islamic vocabulary.

Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM

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Definition 'Ada

'Ada according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

What people persist upon by a rational ruling, returning times after times.

'Ada according to Mu'jam al-Mustalahat al-Fiqhiyya

All repeating; its derivation of « ’ada ya’oudou »: returning; the custom returned to, so named its holder returning it, that is, revisiting times after times; said: the repeated things without rational link.

'Ada according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

The act’s and emotion’s repeating.

'Ada according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

What people persist upon by rational ruling, returning times after times, mentioned by some (as al-Jourjani in the Ta’rifat).

'Ada according to At-Ta'rifat al-Fiqhiyya (Al-Barkati)

What people persist upon by a rational ruling.

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