What does Iltifat mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Iltifat (التفات) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Iltifat

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

It is the swerve from the third person to address or speech, or the reverse.

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

In at-Taj (inkristan): what occurs in al-Moutawwal, namely that iltifat is man turning from his right to his left and from his left to his right: man turning from his right to his…

Iltifat according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

The transfer of speech from the third person, address and speech, each to the other, or to others.

Iltifat according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

The swerve from the third person to address or speech, or the reverse.

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

It is looking right and left with a neck’s tilt.

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