What does Al-dʿwā mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-dʿwā (دعوى) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-dʿwā

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

Derived from al-du'a, which is the request; in the law: a statement by which a person demands the establishment of a right against another.

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

Derived from 'al-du'a', which is the request; its agent noun is 'da'a yad'i', and he is 'mu-da''; the one against whom the claim is made is called 'mad'i' in the passive form, and not 'mud'a'i'; the alif of 'da'wa' is for the feminine, so it does not take nunation, and its plural is 'da'awa' with fatha of the waw, as 'fatwa' has the plural 'fatawa'.

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

In language: derived from 'al-du'a', which is the request, as Allah, exalted be He, said: 'they will have what they claim'.

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

Derived from 'al-du'a', which is the request; and in the law, a statement by which a person demands the establishment of a right against another, as Ibn al-Kammal mentioned (al-Ta'rifat p. 109).

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

A noun derived from 'al-idda'a'; in the law, a statement by which a person demands the establishment of a right against another, or repels another's right from himself, before the judge.