What does Qana'a mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Qana'a (قناعة) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Qana'a

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

Lexically: contentment with the share; in the people of truth’s terminology: quietude when the customary fail.

Qana'a according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

Lexically: contentment with the share. In the realities-masters’ terminology: quietude when the customary fail.

Qana'a according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

Contentment with what is below sufficiency, leaving the longing for the missing, and independence by the present.

Qana'a according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

Lexically: contentment with the share.

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

Contentment with the share.

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