What does Al-shʿwr mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-shʿwr (شعور) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-shʿwr

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

Knowing the thing with a knowledge of the sensory kind.

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

Knowing the thing with a generic knowledge.

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

The first feeling of knowledge, as the beginning of its sprouting before its form is complete and it becomes distinct. [al-Mu'jam al-wasit (sh-'-r) 1/503, al-Tawqif p. 431].

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

The first feeling of knowledge, as the beginning of its sprouting before its form is complete and it becomes distinct, as al-Harali mentioned. Ibn al-Kammal said (al-Ta'rifat p. 133): 'al-shu'ur is sensory perception; man's shu'ur are his outward and inward senses'.

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

Knowing the thing with a knowledge of the sensory kind.