What does Al-wqtya mean?

Islam > Glossary > Al-wqtya

Discover the meaning of the term Al-wqtya (وقتية) in Islamic vocabulary.

Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM

📖 1 min read

Definition Al-wqtya

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

It is the proposition in which one judges the necessity of the predicate's affirmation of the subject, or its necessary negation, at a determined moment of the subject's existence, restricted by non-permanence according to essence. If affirmative, as: every moon is eclipsed when the earth blocks it from the sun, not permanently...

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

It is the proposition in which one judges the necessity of the predicate's affirmation of the subject, or its negation, at a determined moment of the subject's existence, restricted by non-permanence according to essence, like...

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

That in which one judges the necessity of the predicate's affirmation of the subject, or its negation, at a determined moment of the subject's existence, restricted by permanence or according to essence.

Related terms: Al-wqtya

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Sat 6 Rabi' al-Thani
السبت 6 ربيع الآخر
التربيع الأول First Quarter Day 7.4 / 29.5
Illumination 51%
Full moon in 7 days
لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله There is no power nor strength except with Allah