Maʿrifa

معرفةmaʿrifa

General Technical Meaning

Maʿrifa names cognizance or recognizing cognition, distinguished in the cited al-Aʿrāf 7:143 passage from ʿilm as knowledge.

Reader note. This entry uses maʿrifa for cognizance or recognition. Its distinction from ʿilm belongs to the cited passage and should not be assumed in every context.

In ʿAllāmah Ṭabāṭabāʾī’s Works

In the cited al-Aʿrāf 7:143 passage, maʿrifa names cognizance or recognizing cognition, rendered distinctly from ʿilm as knowledge.

Source: al-Mīzān fī Tafsīr al-Qurʾān

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On Dreams and Prophecies · Introduction by Ustād Fayyāḍbakhsh · passage 2
On Dreams and Prophecies · Introduction by Ustād Fayyāḍbakhsh · passage 4
On Dreams and Prophecies · Introduction by Ustād Fayyāḍbakhsh · passage 5
On Dreams and Prophecies · Introduction by Ustād Fayyāḍbakhsh · passage 6
On Dreams and Prophecies · Introduction by Ustād Fayyāḍbakhsh · passage 7
Tafsīr al-Mīzān · al-Aʿrāf 7:138–154
Tafsīr al-Mīzān · Author’s Introduction

Canonical address: /glossary/marifa/