What does Al-astylad mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-astylad (استيلاد) in Islamic vocabulary.

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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM

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Definition Al-astylad

Al-astylad according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

Seeking a child from the slave girl (ama).

Al-astylad according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

In language: seeking a child in general; in the law: seeking a child from the slave girl, whether owned or married, as you will learn under umm al-walad, Allah willing; it is thus one of the predominant names.

Al-astylad according to Mu'jam al-Mustalahat al-Fiqhiyya

In language: the verbal noun of 'istawlada l-rajulu l-mar'a': when he makes her pregnant, whether she is free or enslaved, meaning seeking the child. The Hanafis: seeking the child in general, for the intensified form denotes the seeking of the act. In technical usage: the Hanafis: seeking the child from the slave girl, and every owned woman whose child's paternity is established.

Al-astylad according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

Making one's slave girl pregnant.

Al-astylad according to At-Ta'rifat al-Fiqhiyya (Al-Barkati)

Seeking a child from the slave girl; after istilad, the slave girl is an umm al-walad (mother of a child).

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