مَذْهَبٌ

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مَذْهَبٌ is an Verbal.Noun:
2 and also signifies A place of ذَهَاب [or going, &c.]: and a time thereof.
3 [Also A place to which one goes: see an ex. voce مَحْضَرٌ.
4 And hence,] A place to which one goes for the purpose of satisfying a want of nature; a privy; i. q. مُتَوَضَّأٌ; in the dial. of the people of El-Hijáz.
5 [Also A way by which one goes or goes away.
6 And hence, as in several exs. in the first paragraph of this art.,] A way, course, mode, or manner, of acting or conduct or the like: [a way that one pursues in respect of doctrines and practices in religion &c.; and particularly a way of believing, opining, thinking, or judging;] a belief, a creed, a persuasion, a doctrine, an opinion, a tenet, or a body of tenets or articles of belief; an opinion in, or respecting, religion; and, accord. to Es-Sarakustee, an innovation in religion: and ذَهْبٌ signifies the same. [The pl. is مَذَاهِبُ. Hence, ذَوُو مَذَاهِبُ Persuasions, as meaning persons holding particular tenets in religion or the like.]
7 Also Origin: so in the sayings, مَا يُدْرَى لَهُ أَيْنَ مَذْهَبَهُ and لَا يُدْرَى لَهُ مَذْهَبٌ, i. e. It is not known whence is his origin.

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