regaining consciousness (الإِفَاقَةُ)

regaining consciousness (الإِفَاقَةُ)


الفقه أصول الفقه

التعريف :


To regain control of one’s mental faculties after having lost it because of fainting, drunkenness, sleep, etc.

المعنى الاصطلاحي :


Regaining mental faculties following a state of intoxication, mental illness, or fainting.

التعريف اللغوي المختصر :


"Ifāqah": returning. The verb "afāqa" means: he recovered (from his sickness), or he woke up (from his sleep).