Arabic-L:LING:ajalayn responses

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Date: 17 Aug 1999
From: Yrttiaho <kaarlo.yrttiaho at dlc.fi>
Subject: ajalayn response

I have once  been told by my  collegue that this  'ajalain ( dual of 'ajal)
refers to the  (two) times of death of the ( two) persons in question. 3inda
aqrab al-'ajalain would be at the time of the first one of these two
deaths -  the times of which only Allaahu ta3aalaa knows
 See  also the Qoranic al'ajalu l-musammaa.

With the best wishes

Kaarlo Yrttiaho

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2)
Date: 17 Aug 1999
From: Farouk Mustafa <fawm at midway.uchicago.edu>
Subject: ajalayn response

It is divorce and death of the husband.
Farouk

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3)
Date: 17 Aug 1999
From: Muhammed Suleiman <suleiman at lineone.net>
Subject: ajalayn response

> What does "al-aajileen" refer to here! Is it marriage and divorce?
>
 No, it would not be marriage and divorce. Divorce would not be alluded to
in a marriage certificate.

_ab at ad al-aajileen_ would refer to _al-aajilah_ = 'the hereafter', but  the
individual first experiences _aqrab al-aajileen_, which would be his own
death.

The mahr [ note no second _a_ in Classical Arabic] if deferred [ = mahr
mu'ajjal] is not  forfeited on the death of the husband.If the husband were
to die, then his (blood) relatives would be responsible for payment of any
outstanding dowry to his wife.

Hope this helps,

Dr M. Suleiman

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4)
Date: 17 Aug 1999
From: OMHAFEZ at aucegypt.edu
Subject: ajalayn response

I'm not an expert in the area, but I keep hearing that "3ajiloho" is paid
upon marriage, and "mo'ajalaho" is paid upon one of the "aajilain", meaning
the husband's death or their divorce, whichever comes first.
Salam
Ola

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5)
Date: 17 Aug 1999
From: AHMED KHORSHID <KHORSHID at aucegypt.edu>
Subject: ajalayn response

al-ajalayn refers to divorce or death.

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