This entry belongs to the Shahrur lexicon. In Shahrur’s usage, separation is the end of a relationship or situation after reconciliation has become impossible or the common argument has continued; in the family chapter, it appears as a later stage after discord.
Meaning in Shahrur
In the family domain, separation is the final severance after discord, arbitration, and attempts at reform. For that reason, the process does not begin with separation; it reaches it only when the effort to remedy the relationship fails.
Distinctions
- It differs from discord, because discord is a state of conflict that calls for treatment, whereas separation is the ending.
- It stands near divorce, but it emphasizes separation after the stages, not merely a verbal ruling.
- Shahrur also uses it in non-family contexts to mean the separation of a position or an argument.