What does Al mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al (آل) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al

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

Al of the thing: its essence; in the hadith: « given a pipe of the Dawoud-family’s pipes », meaning a pipe of Dawoud himself. Al of royalty: its subjects, meaning its first and chief governing, governing well, ruling them. Al of man: his partisans; hence His word: « enter Pharaoh’s family the harshest torment ».

Al according to Al-Qamus al-Fiqhi

The mirage, masculine, feminine. Innocence, al-Boukhari’s word. The covenant, al-Boukhari’s.

Man’s folk, partisans, guardians.

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