What does Al-twqy mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-twqy (توقي) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-twqy

Al-twqy according to Al-Qamus al-Fiqhi

To avoid a thing.

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

To mention a meaning and follow it with that which is more eloquent than it.

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

Placing the soul under protection against what one fears. This is its true meaning, then fear is sometimes called piety and piety fear according to what their respective requirement dictates. In the customary usage of Islamic Law, piety has become the preservation of the soul against that which incurs sin by abandoning the prohibited and some permitted things.

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