LessonsDegrees of Indication: Ẓāhir, Naṣṣ, Mufassar, Muḥkam and Obscure ExpressionsQuiz

والنص: ما سيق الكلام لأجله.
Naṣṣ is an expression brought forward specifically to establish a particular point.

With ẓāhir, a sense emerges on hearing the text. With naṣṣ, the reason the passage was introduced lends additional clarity to one of its aspects. A single passage may thus be ẓāhir for one ruling and naṣṣ for another.

Here naṣṣ names a technical degree of indication; it does not mean that every sacred text is unequivocal in all respects. It can still be discussed in relation to substantiated interpretation or specification.

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Naṣṣ and its difference from ẓāhir

Degrees of Indication: Ẓāhir, Naṣṣ, Mufassar, Muḥkam and Obscure Expressions

والنص: ما سيق الكلام لأجله.
Naṣṣ is an expression brought forward specifically to establish a particular point.

With ẓāhir, a sense emerges on hearing the text. With naṣṣ, the reason the passage was introduced lends additional clarity to one of its aspects. A single passage may thus be ẓāhir for one ruling and naṣṣ for another.

Here naṣṣ names a technical degree of indication; it does not mean that every sacred text is unequivocal in all respects. It can still be discussed in relation to substantiated interpretation or specification.