What does Al-shtm mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-shtm (شتم) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-shtm

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

Describing another by what entails defect and contempt.

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

Describing another by what entails ugliness and profanation of his inviolability.

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

Describing another by what entails defect and contempt. [al-Ta'rifat p. 110]. 'Al-shath': with the three-dotted ta: a tree like the small apple, whose leaf tans and which is like the khilaf leaf. Al-Matrizi said: 'al-shab' is a scribal error here, for it is a kind of vitriol (zaj), which dyes but does not tan. Al-Fayyumi said: a tree of pleasant scent and bitter taste. [al-Misbah al-munir (sh-th-th) p. 116, al-Maghrib p. 224].

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

Describing another by what entails defect and contempt.

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

Describing another by what entails defect or contempt.