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Lexical and legislative meaning of words

Words have a lexical meaning and a legislative meaning. The word Salaah means to perform specific actions in a specific manner [referred to as prayer] when we talk legislatively.    However, lexically it simply means to make du'a.    When a word has a legislatively…

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The general specified by the the 'aql

Specifying the general by means of 'aql [intellect].    An example of this can be seen in the following Verse of the Qur'aan:   Allaah is the Creator of everything   The intellect tells us that Allaah did not create Himself.   They have differed…

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