What does Al-ʿaṣr mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-ʿaṣr (عَصْر) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-ʿaṣr

Al-ʿaṣr according to Al-Kulliyat (Al-Kafawi)

Time (ad-dahr); it has two other forms, 'usr and 'usur, like 'usr and 'usur (difficulty).

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

With a fatha on the 'ayn, a damma on the sad and a sukun: time (ad-dahr), or any time; Allah the Exalted said: (By time! Indeed man is in loss).

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

The afternoon until the reddening of the sun; it is also the name of the prayer from mithl or mithlayn until sunset.

Al-ʿaṣr in the Quran

﴿وَٱلْعَصْرِ﴾

« By time, »

Surah العصر : 1

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