What does Al-ḍrwrya al-mṭlqa mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-ḍrwrya al-mṭlqa (ضرورية المطلقة) in Islamic vocabulary.

Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM

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Definition Al-ḍrwrya al-mṭlqa

Al-ḍrwrya al-mṭlqa according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

It is that in which one judges the necessity of the predicate's affirmation.

Al-ḍrwrya al-mṭlqa according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

One of the simple directed propositions: a proposition in which one judges the necessity of the predicate's relation to the subject, in affirmation or negation, conditioned upon the subject's existence. It is called necessary because it includes necessity, i.e. the impossibility of separation...

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

That on which one judges the necessity of the predicate's affirmation of the subject, or its negation, as long as the subject's essence exists.

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