What does Al-mghrb mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-mghrb (مغرب) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-mghrb

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

Al-abyad (shining white); al-maghrib: what is entirely white, and it is the least becoming of whiteness; al-gharaba: pure, brilliant whiteness (al-Ifsah fi fiqh al-Lugha, 2/1320).

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

The place of the sun's setting, opposed to the mashriq (east); the maghrib prayer is named for its time.