What does Ta'lif mean?

Islam > Glossary > Ta'lif

Discover the meaning of the term Ta'lif (تَّأْلِيف) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Ta'lif

Ta'lif according to Mufradat (Ar-Raghib)

It is joining the proportionate things, from alifa, intimacy; real in bodies, figurative in letters.

Ta'lif according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

It is making the many things such that the name of the one applies to them, whether some parts relate to others by precedence and succession or not; it is wider than order, which is setting each thing in its rank.

Ta'lif according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

The composing of tones.

Ta'lif according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

Making the many things such that the one’s name applies to them, whether parts relate to others by precedence and succession or not, mentioned by as-Sayyid (the Sayyid chérif al-Jourjani, Ta’rifat).

Related terms: Ta'lif