What does Al-mwḍwʿ mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-mwḍwʿ (موضوع) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-mwḍwʿ

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

The proper locus of the presentation (al-'ard); it is said: it is the thing present in the mind.

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

Derived from 'al-wad'' (the placing), which in Persian is 'nahadan'. In terminology: designating a thing by a thing such that, upon uttering the first or perceiving it, the second is understood; one says 'a coined term (mawdu')', that is, coined for a meaning. The 'mawdu'' of a science is that wherein its essential attributes are sought. In the logicians' usage, the 'mawdu'' is that upon which the judgment is passed, because it was posited that judgment be passed on it, just as, with them, the 'mahmul' (predicate) is what is judged, because it is predicated of the 'mawdu''.

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

Every fabricated text ascribed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

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

It is the thing upon which the judgment falls in the proposition.

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

The proper locus of the presentation (al-'ard) (al-Ta'rifat p. 256).

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