Discover the meaning of the term Al-aʿḍaʾ (أعضاء) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 1 min readThe plural of 'udw (limb). The limb in language: every bone furnished with its flesh, whether of a human being or an animal; one says: ad'a adh-dhabiha when it is cut into limbs. The jurists apply 'udw to the part distinct from the rest of the body of a human being or an animal, such as the tongue, the nose and the finger.
(Al-mawsu'a al-fiqhiyya 5/256).
Coherent parts that together compose the body.