Al-safiyah

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Definition of "Al-safiyah"

Share taken by the leader of an army before division of booty, such as a horse or a sword. The term was later used as sawaf i (sing. saf iyah) lands or possessions which the sultan appropriated exclusively for himself. It also meant all lands which their owners had abandoned or the owners of which had died leaving no heirs.


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