Arabic vocabulary
مَقْصِدٌobjective in Arabic
مَقْصِدٌ is how you say “objective” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فلا يكتفي بصحَّةِ الإجراء، بل يسأل هل يُحصِّلُ المقصد؟
it is not enough to verify the correctness of the procedure; rather, one asks: does it achieve the objective?
المَقْصِدَ — the objective. 'the objective / aim,' in the -a form as object of 'achieves.' The thing the act is meant to secure — and the true measure of its worth, beyond mere correctness.
From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →
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