Discover the meaning of the term Athar (أثر) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 1 min readIt has three meanings: the first, consequence, the outcome of the thing; the second, the sign; the third, the part.
« the trace of their hands therein ». The root of namach: white and black dots in colour; and a spotted bull, with kasra of the mim.
The occurrence of what attests the thing’s existence; the consequence. I atharthou the hadith: I transmitted it.
From atara, plural athar: what remains of the thing’s form.
As-Sayyid said: it has three meanings: the first, consequence, the thing’s outcome; the second, the sign; the third, the report.