Discover the meaning of the term Al-bʿd (بعد) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 1 min readAn extension subsisting in the body, or in itself, according to those who affirm the existence of void, like Plato.
A sound between two notes: it begins with one note and bends upon another.
The defilement of contradicting it.
An extension subsisting with the body or in itself, according to those who affirm the void, like Plato. Distance (al-bu'd) is the opposite of nearness, and neither has a defined limit; it is a matter of consideration. It is said of the sensible, which is most common, and of the intelligible, as 'they went astray in remote misguidance' (al-Nisa 167); distance is mostly said of perdition, as 'thus did Thamud perish' (Hud 95).