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Meaning

What is "al-mann"?

Answer

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

  1. It is dew that falls on trees and is eaten by people. [Ibn ʿAbbās, al-Shaʿbī, al-Ḍaḥḥāk]
  2. It is taranjabīn (a kind of sweet gum). [Ibn ʿAbbās, Muqātil]
  3. It is gum/resin. [Mujāhid]
  4. It resembles thick syrup. [ʿIkrimah]
  5. It is a drink. [Abū al-ʿĀliyah, al-Rabīʿ ibn Anas]
  6. It is a type of thin bread similar to that made from grain or very fine flour. [Wahb]
  7. It is honey. [Ibn Zayd]
  8. It is ginger. [al-Suddī]
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