A consequential legal example is al-qurʾ, which may signify menstruation or a period of purity between menstrual periods. These are distinct states.
The issue is not whether “three” might mean “four.” Rather, it is what kinds of periods are being counted. This lexical ambiguity is one reason jurists differed on the interpretation of the Qurʾanic waiting-period provision.
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Mushtarak and Muʾawwal: Multiple Meanings, Preference and Legal Force
A consequential legal example is al-qurʾ, which may signify menstruation or a period of purity between menstrual periods. These are distinct states.
The issue is not whether “three” might mean “four.” Rather, it is what kinds of periods are being counted. This lexical ambiguity is one reason jurists differed on the interpretation of the Qurʾanic waiting-period provision.