فتح

10 اـِسْتَفْتَحَ see 1, first sentence, in three places. ― -b2- اآتِى بَابَ الجَنَّةِ فَأَسْتَفْتِحُ is a saying of Mohammad, meaning I shall come to the gate of Paradise and seek, or demand, or ask for, the opening thereof. (El-Jámi' es-Sagheer, the first of the trads. mentioned therein, and thus expl. in the margin of a copy of that work.) ― -b3- استفتحهُ القُرْاآنَ (tropical:) He desired, or asked, him to explain the Kur-án. (MA.) ― -b4- استفتحهُ الاـِمَامُ (tropical:) [ The Imám desired, or asked, him to prompt him; i. e., to recite to him what he was unable to utter by reason of forgetfulness: see فَتَحَ عَلَيْهِ]. (A, TA.) ― -b5- And استفتح signifies also (assumed tropical:) He sought, desired, demanded, or asked, aid against an enemy, or victory. (S, Msb, K.) One says, استفتح بِهِمْ (assumed tropical:) He sought, &c., aid, or victory, by means of them. (L, from a trad.) And استفتح ا@للّٰهَ (tropical:) (A, TA) He desired, or asked, God to grant aid, or victory, (TA,) لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ عَلَى الكُفَّارِ [ to the Muslims against, or over, the unbelievers ]. (A.) ― -b6- Also (assumed tropical:) He sought, desired, demanded, or asked, judgment. (L.)