alIfadah

Alifadah is a transliteration of the Arabic term al-ifaadah (الإفادة), which generally means benefit, information, or the act of informing. In Arabic usage, the noun and related verb forms appear in religious, legal, and scholarly texts to denote the act of conveying knowledge or evidence and to indicate that information has been provided for the benefit of others.

In Islamic scholarship, the concept ofifaadah describes the transmission of information or teaching, such as relaying hadith, presenting testimony, or offering proof intended to clarify a matter. The emphasis is on sharing knowledge in a way that is useful and beneficial to the audience.

In modern Arabic, الإفادة is used in everyday and formal contexts to mean informing, reporting, or deriving benefit. The term also appears in transliterations into other languages, where it may be applied to label phrases, concepts, or named entities depending on context. Because transliteration varies, alifadah can refer to different subjects in different sources, including potential place names or personal names that are unrelated to the linguistic sense.

There is no single, widely recognized subject specifically called “alifadah” in major reference works. When encountered, its meaning is determined by the surrounding text and the cultural or linguistic context in which it appears.

See also: Arabic language terms used in religious and scholarly literature; Hadith transmission; Arabic etymology.