What does Alarthan mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Alarthan (ارتهان) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Alarthan

Alarthan according to Al-Qamus al-Fiqhi

In the Mejelle (art. 702): taking the pledge (rahn). Ar-rahin: the one held bound.

The one who gives the pledge. With the Ibadis: he who offers his money to another as security for the right the latter has against him. In the Mejelle (art.

703): the one who gave the pledge. Ar-rihan: venturing. Horse racing.

Plural of rahn. Ar-rahn: detention. The pledged thing (plural rhun, rahan); in the Qur'an: 'if you are on a journey and find no scribe, let a pledge be taken (rihan maqbuda)' (al-Baqara, 283).

In the Law: the property made security for a debt, to be satisfied from its price if payment cannot be obtained from the one owing it (Ibn Qudama). In the Mejelle (art. 702): detaining property and matching it against a right that may be satisfied from it; that property is called marhun and rahn.

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