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Arabic
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
Arabic
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Etymology
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From
بِلَا كَيْف
(
bilā kayf
,
“
without a ‘how’
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/bal.ka.fa/
Noun
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بَلْكَفة
•
(
balkafa
)
f
(
Islam
,
philosophy
)
the
teaching
that
God
's
qualities
, as described in
revelation
, must be understood in a
literal
rather than
allegoric
sense, but that one must not try to
inquire
the deeper
nature
of these qualities; that is, for example, one must believe that God
hears
, but not ask
how
he hears
Coordinate terms:
تَشْبِيه
(
tašbīh
)
,
تَنْزِيه
(
tanzīh
)
Categories
:
Arabic 3-syllable words
Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
Arabic lemmas
Arabic nouns
Arabic feminine nouns
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