What does Al-twjyh mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-twjyh (توجيه) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-twjyh

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

The uttering of speech in a way that repels the opponent's words; it has been said: an expression at variance with the opponent's statement.

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

Making the speech one that carries a sense and an argument. In rhetoric (badi'): uttering speech admitting two different senses, as in the saying of him who speaks to the one-eyed man named 'Amr.

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

Uttering speech so as to admit two different senses.

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

The vowel of the letter immediately preceding the rhyme-letter (rawi).

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

Uttering speech admitting two different senses, as in the line about the one-eyed tailor named 'Amr: 'Sew me a qaba, O 'Amr', followed by 'Would that his two eyes were alike'.

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

Making the speech one that carries a sense and an argument.

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