What does Al-tqryb mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-tqryb (تقريب) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-tqryb

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

Conducting the argument in a way that entails the sought end; if the end is not consequent and the consequent not the end, the taqrib is not achieved.

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

Conducting the premises in a way that yields the sought end; it is said: conducting the argument in the way that entails what the claimant maintains; it is said: making the argument conform to what the claimant maintains.

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

Conducting the argument in a way that entails the sought end; the non-completion of taqrib is thus conducting the argument otherwise than in the mentioned way, while the end is not consequent and the consequent not the end.

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

Conducting the argument in a way that entails the sought end; if the end is not consequent and the consequent not the end, the ta'qrib is not achieved.

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

It is conducting the argument in a way that entails the sought end; if the end is not consequent and the consequent not the end, the taqrib is not achieved.