What does Al-atḥad mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-atḥad (اتحاد) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-atḥad

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

It is the making of two essences one; it occurs only in number, from two upward.

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

In genus it is called mujanasa; in species mumathala; in differentia mushakala; in quality mushabaha; in quantity musawa; in extremities mutabaqa; in relation munasaba; and in the placing of parts muwazana.

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

It is also the witnessing of the True Existence, the One, the Absolute, by which the all exists in truth; the all unites with Him in that everything exists by Him while being nonexistent

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

The turning of two essences, or of essences, into one; it occurs only in number from two.

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

In language: the turning of two things into one, or making two things one. In genus it is called mujanasa; in species mumathala; in differentia mushakala; in quality mushabaha; in quantity musawa; in extremities mutabaqa; in relation munasaba; and in the placing of parts muwazana. (Al-Misbah al-Munir, entry 'wahada', p. 650; al-Ta'rifat, pp. 3-4; al-Tawqif 'ala Muhimmat al-Ta'rifat, p. 31).

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

Making two things one.

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