What does Al-ʿbra mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-ʿbra (عبرة) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-ʿbra

Al-ʿbra according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

The fixing of legal alms for each district by averaging the yields of very fertile years and poorly fertile years, so that half is taken after considering prices and various contingencies that have occurred.

Al-ʿbra according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

Taking admonition from an example, and it has the meaning of taking a thing into account in establishing the judgment.

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