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Conception
al-taṣawwur
التَّصَوُّر
(taṣawwur) is grasping a meaning in the mind without judging anything about it.
Explanation
is either or . Grasping what “human” means, or what “writing” means, is conception: nothing is yet affirmed or denied.
An unknown is reached through a (al-qawl al-shāriḥ): an or a . That is why the first part of , the conceptions (al-taṣawwurāt), ends with definition.
Also written as: tasawwur, tasawwurat, taṣawwurāt, conception, apprehension.
Examples
- تَصَوُّرُ الإِنْسَانِGrasping the meaning of “human”, without saying anything about it
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Test yourself
3 questions. With 6 out of 10 or more (two stars) the next term opens.
Question 1
What is conception (taṣawwur)?
التَّصَوُّر
is grasping a meaning without affirming or denying anything about it.
Question 2
Which of these is a conception, and not an assent?
Grasping what “horse” means affirms or denies nothing, so it is ; the other two are judgements.
Question 3
Through what is an unknown conception reached?
An unknown is reached through a , an or a .
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