الكبير
كلمة (كبير) في اللغة صفة مشبهة باسم الفاعل، وهي من الكِبَر الذي...
Al-Ꜥaqīqah
(الْعَقِيقَةُ)
من موسوعة المصطلحات الإسلامية
المعنى الاصطلاحي
The animal slaughtered on the occasion of the birth of a baby with the intention of getting closer to Allah.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر
"‘Aqeeqah": the sacrificial animal slaughtered to celebrate the birth of a baby on his/her seventh day. Derived from the noun "‘aq", which means: splitting (of a sheep's throat).
التعريف
A sacrifice offered in gratitude to God, on the birth of a child, with a particular intention and certain conditions.