What does Al-ṣḥw mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-ṣḥw (صحو) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-ṣḥw

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

It is the knower's return to awareness after his absence and the vanishing of his awareness.

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

The return to awareness after absence and the vanishing of awareness.

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

The cloud's vanishing; the sky cleared (sahhat), so it is musahhi. Al-Kisa'i said: it is sahw, and say not musahhi. Al-Farra reported: 'the sky cleared' in the sense of became clear. (Al-Matla', p. 145).

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

With the Sufis: the knower's return to awareness after an absence caused by a powerful influx.

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

The ending of drunkenness; also the vanishing of the cloud.

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