Shutting/Closing (إغْلاقٌ)

Shutting/Closing (إغْلاقٌ)


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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.