What does Al-mwṣwl mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-mwṣwl (موصول) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-mwṣwl

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

That which does not become a complete part except with a connective clause and a coreferent pronoun.

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

That which needs a connection, which is in Persian piyvand. According to the grammarians, it is of two kinds: the first is the particle connector, such as an and ma used for masdar, and it is recognized by what is interpreted along with what follows it as a verbal noun, and its connective clause is not required to be a declarative sentence. This relative does not need a coreferent pronoun, nor is it even permissible for a pronoun to refer back to it, because the particle, due to its lack of independence in conveying a concept, is not fit for a pronoun to return to it. The second is the relative noun, and it is defined as a noun that does not become a complete part of speech except with a declarative sentence after it containing a pronoun referring back to it. The complete part is the first part into which the compound is initially resolved, such as the subject and predicate, the agent and the object. And by declarative sentence is meant more broadly than being...

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

That which does not complete a part except with a connective clause and a coreferent pronoun.

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