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Discover the meaning of the term Al-amr al-ḥaḍr (أمر الحاضر) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 1 min readIt is that by which the action is demanded of the present agent, hence its name; it is also called the command by the formula, because it is effected by the specific formula without the particle (lam), unlike the command to the absent.
It is that by which the action is demanded of the present one, hence its name; it is also called the command by the formula, because it is effected by the specific formula without the particle (lam), unlike the command to the absent. (At-ta'rifat, p. 30).