What does Al-ʿzla mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-ʿzla (عزلة) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-ʿzla

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

It is leaving the company of creatures by seclusion and withdrawal.

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

Leaving the company of creatures, by seclusion and withdrawal. Of the saying of some masters: isolation without the eye of knowledge is a stumble, and without the za of asceticism an ailment.

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

With damma. In language: a noun from abstaining (i'tizal), which is avoiding a thing, by the body or by the heart. Technically: leaving the company of creatures, by seclusion and withdrawal.

Al-ʿzla according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

Standing apart from creatures in quest of good.

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

Leaving the company of creatures, by seclusion and withdrawal.

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

Leaving the company of creatures, by seclusion and withdrawal.

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