What does Al-ajtmaʿ mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-ajtmaʿ (اجتماع) in Islamic vocabulary.

Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM

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Definition Al-ajtmaʿ

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

The drawing near of bodies to one another.

Al-ajtmaʿ according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

As for conjunction among the astronomers, it concerns the kindling (the coupling of the heavenly bodies).

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

That the two things be found in themselves such that one cannot interpose between them the existence of many things sharing a single meaning.

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

It is used to denote annihilation (al-mahaq).

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