LessonsHomonymous Expressions, Interpretation, and Explicit ClarificationQuiz

وحمل الأقراء على الحيض، وحمل النكاح في الآية على الوطء، وحمل الكنايات حال مذاكرة الطلاق على الطلاق من هذا القبيل
Examples include interpreting qurūʾ as menstrual periods, nikāḥ in the relevant verse as intercourse, and divorce allusions as divorce in the setting of a discussion about divorce.

In each case, a range of linguistic possibilities is narrowed by evidence or context in favor of a particular meaning.

In divorce allusions, the conversational setting is significant; for qurūʾ, the competing meanings are evaluated through legal reasoning.

These examples are explained within the Hanafi methodological setting and should not be assumed to represent an uncontested conclusion of every legal school.

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Homonymous Expressions, Interpretation, and Explicit Clarification

وحمل الأقراء على الحيض، وحمل النكاح في الآية على الوطء، وحمل الكنايات حال مذاكرة الطلاق على الطلاق من هذا القبيل
Examples include interpreting qurūʾ as menstrual periods, nikāḥ in the relevant verse as intercourse, and divorce allusions as divorce in the setting of a discussion about divorce.

In each case, a range of linguistic possibilities is narrowed by evidence or context in favor of a particular meaning.

In divorce allusions, the conversational setting is significant; for qurūʾ, the competing meanings are evaluated through legal reasoning.

These examples are explained within the Hanafi methodological setting and should not be assumed to represent an uncontested conclusion of every legal school.