How should ṣāliḥ and aṣlaḥ be distinguished?
Divine Guidance and Misguidance, and the Debate over What Is Best
- Ṣāliḥ means more beneficial and aṣlaḥ less beneficial
- Both always mean creation
- One refers only to the Hereafter and the other only to worldly life
- Ṣāliḥ is fitting or beneficial; aṣlaḥ is comparatively more fitting or beneficial