What does Al-nadr mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-nadr (نادر) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-nadr

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

What whose existence is rare, even if it does not contradict analogy (qiyas).

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

What whose existence is rare, whether it contradicts analogy or accords with it.

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

It is what whose existence is rare, whether contrary to analogy or according with it. [al-Tawqif p. 689, Dastur al-'ulama 3/393, al-Ta'rifat p. 239].

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

What whose existence is rare, even if it does not contradict analogy (al-Ta'rifat p. 258).

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

What whose existence is rare, even if it does not contradict analogy; if it contradicts it, it is 'shadid' (deviant).