What does Al-Jami mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-Jami (جامع) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-Jami

The great mosque: the place of the Friday prayer.

Al-Jami according to Mu'jam al-Mustalahat al-Fiqhiyya

The common attribute fitting the ruling, in which case it means the efficient cause ('illa). And al-jami': what gathers all the individuals of the known such that none falls outside it.

Al-Jami according to Al-Qamus al-Fiqhi

A woman: mujami'a and jima'an: he consorted with her. A person on such a matter: he gathered with him upon it.

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

It is the great mosque, gathering the Fridays and the groups.

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