An Examination of the Word Ajdham in the Prophet (s)'s Words

In order to understand the Quran and hadiths we need to know what some key terms in these resources exactly mean and whether they are used literally or metaphorically. The word “ajdham” has been used in hadiths by the Prophet (s) on different occasions. In this paper, we invesgate what the word exactly means. We find that the word means the person who has an amputated hand. However, in the words of the Prophet (s), it has been used in a metaphorical way to mean the following: without any argument, incomplete, without any cause or reason.