LessonsMutlaq and Muqayyad: Definitions, Qur’anic Examples and Legal EffectQuiz

«فالمطلق: ما يدل على نفس الذات، دون خصوص صفاتها»
An unrestricted expression denotes the thing itself without specifying its particular attributes.

Here dhat refers to the thing named. “Book” conveys the class of books without requiring “red,” “Arabic,” or “new.” The expression is unrestricted with respect to those attributes.

Mutlaq does not mean meaningless or wholly undefined: it denotes a member of a recognised kind without attaching a further qualification.

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Mutlaq and Muqayyad: Definitions, Qur’anic Examples and Legal Effect

«فالمطلق: ما يدل على نفس الذات، دون خصوص صفاتها»
An unrestricted expression denotes the thing itself without specifying its particular attributes.

Here dhat refers to the thing named. “Book” conveys the class of books without requiring “red,” “Arabic,” or “new.” The expression is unrestricted with respect to those attributes.

Mutlaq does not mean meaningless or wholly undefined: it denotes a member of a recognised kind without attaching a further qualification.