What does Wajd mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Wajd (وجد) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Wajd

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

What the heart encounters and befalls it without effort nor affectation. Said: it is lightnings that flash then die down swiftly.

Wajd according to Mufradat (Ar-Raghib)

I wajadtu in wealth, with waw damma; and in al-Ghani: jidda, with kasra of the jim.

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

What the heart encounters, befalling it without effort. Said: a lightning flashing and dying swiftly.

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

What draws the heart: fright or grief, or beholding a meaning among the hereafter’s states, or the unveiling of his state between Allah and the servant.

Wajd according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

What the heart encounters, befalling it without effort nor affectation. Said: lightnings flashing then dying swiftly.

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