What does Al-tṣwr mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-tṣwr (تصور) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-tṣwr

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

The occurrence of the thing's image in the intellect.

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

It is the apprehension of the quiddity without passing upon it a judgment of negation or affirmation.

Al-tṣwr according to Al-Qamus al-Fiqhi

Of a thing: there formed for it an image and a shape. Of a thing: to imagine it and summon its image in the mind.

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

The occurrence of the thing's image in the intellect.

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

The occurrence of the thing's image in the intellect (al-Ta'rifat, p. 61).

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