Shutting/Closing (إغْلاقٌ)
أصول الفقه
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
Firmly closing a door or so to prevent it from being opened.
الشرح المختصر :
"Ighlaaq" (shutting) is to shut doors and windows firmly so that "khalwah" (being in seclusion with a woman) is established. An example of "ighlaaq" is to let down the curtains and the like.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Ighlaaq": shutting or blocking. It is derived from "aghlaqa", which means closing. Other meanings: constricting, coercing.