What does Al-ʿaʾla aaw al-frqaa al-awlā mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-ʿaʾla aaw al-frqaa al-awlā (عائلة أَو الْفرْقَة الأولى) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-ʿaʾla aaw al-frqaa al-awlā

Al-ʿaʾla aaw al-frqaa al-awlā according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

(They are) thereby cut off in their attribution to their fathers and ancestors, as the other members of the (firqa) or of the other households did when they dropped their families from their lineages.