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'''Ajal musamma''' (literally: specified term or specified time) is a [[Quran]]ic term meaning the specified and inevitable end of something. It is contrasted to [[ajal mu'allaq]] which means the non-specified or suspended end of something. | '''Ajal musamma''' (Arabic: {{ia|الأجل المسمى}}, literally: specified term or specified time) is a [[Quran]]ic term meaning the specified and inevitable end of something. It is contrasted to [[ajal mu'allaq]] which means the non-specified or suspended end of something. | ||
In the Qur'an, ajal musamma is used about human beings as well, which has been subject to different views by [[exegete]]s: on one such view, it refers to the determined time of one’s [[death]], and on another view, it refers to the [[afterlife]] world. | In the Qur'an, ajal musamma is used about human beings as well, which has been subject to different views by [[exegete]]s: on one such view, it refers to the determined time of one’s [[death]], and on another view, it refers to the [[afterlife]] world. | ||
==The Notion== | ==The Notion== | ||
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"[[Ajal]]" refers to the last time or moment of something, and "musamma" means determined or specified. Thus, "ajal musamma" means the specified temporal span of something, which cannot be shortened or lengthened. It is contrasted to ajal mu'allaq, which is the temporal span of something, which can be shortened or lengthened, depending on certain circumstances. | "[[Ajal]]" refers to the last time or moment of something, and "musamma" means determined or specified. Thus, "ajal musamma" means the specified temporal span of something, which cannot be shortened or lengthened. It is contrasted to ajal mu'allaq, which is the temporal span of something, which can be shortened or lengthened, depending on certain circumstances. | ||