similarity (الشَّبَه)
أصول الفقه
التعريف :
»» al-waṣf al-shabahī
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
The common feature between the root and the branch.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Shabah" (pl. ashbāh): similar and equal. It is derived from "ishtibāh", which means confusion and mixture. Other meanings: counterpart, shape.