What does Twqyfya mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Twqyfya (توقيفية) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Twqyfya

Twqyfya according to Mu'jam al-Mustalahat al-Fiqhiyya

What God Most High Himself instituted. The jurists use this term in contrast to what admits ijtihad (independent reasoning): one says 'this is tawqifi, and that tawfiqi'; likewise the exegetes' disagreement over the names of the Qur'an's suras: are they tawqifi, that is, by revelation, or tawfiqi, that is, by ijtihad? ('Wadi'uhu', the work.)

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