What does Bdl al-ashtmal- mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Bdl al-ashtmal- (بدل الاشتمال) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Bdl al-ashtmal-

Bdl al-ashtmal- according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

If it is not so — neither its equivalent nor its part — it is what is neither the identity of the substituted nor part of it, the substituted encompassing it not as the container holds the contained, but by globally indicating it.

Bdl al-ashtmal- according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

What relates to the substituted a contiguity that is neither partiality nor totality.

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