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and the other strange terms with which the Companions - may
Allah be pleased with them - were not familiar.
But the matter is not difficult to explain, because there is
not a single branch of knowledge in which new terms have not
been introduced for the sake of conveying meanings.
For example, the Science of Prophetic Quotations, the Science
of interpretation, and the Science of Jurisprudence. Had the
recipients encountered terms such as refutation, invalidation,
composition, deduction, and false collocation, as well
as the other questions which are brought as evidence by analogy,
they would not comprehend them.
Therefore the introduction of new terms to signify a definite
meaning is just as legitimate as inventing vessels with a new
shape and form for use in permissible usages.
Allah be pleased with them - were not familiar.
But the matter is not difficult to explain, because there is
not a single branch of knowledge in which new terms have not
been introduced for the sake of conveying meanings.
For example, the Science of Prophetic Quotations, the Science
of interpretation, and the Science of Jurisprudence. Had the
recipients encountered terms such as refutation, invalidation,
composition, deduction, and false collocation, as well
as the other questions which are brought as evidence by analogy,
they would not comprehend them.
Therefore the introduction of new terms to signify a definite
meaning is just as legitimate as inventing vessels with a new
shape and form for use in permissible usages.