What does Al-tḥry mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-tḥry (تحري) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-tḥry

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

Seeking the more favorable and the prior of the two cases.

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

Expenditure of effort to attain the intended end. In another formulation: seeking the more favorable and the prior of the two cases.

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

In language: intent, seeking and pursuit, as in the poet's saying: 'I seek your pleasure', that is, I ask for your satisfaction; and in the word of the Most High: 'Let them then seek right guidance'.

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

Expenditure of effort in seeking the intended end; it is also said: discriminating the pure from the impure by what carries conviction.

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

Seeking the prior of the two cases.

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