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fuqaha'

/fuˈkɑˌhɑ/

fuqaha' is the plural of faqih.

Meaning of faqih

Noun

faqih (plural faqihs or fuqaha')

  1. An expert in Islamic law.
    • Ayatollah Muntazeri, in contrast to Ayatollah Khomeini, states that the argument that the faqih or fuqaha (plural of faqih) are responsible for the establishment and running of the government at the time of occulation does not have a strong base in Islamic sources and cannot withstand a vigorous...1997, Jamal S. Suwaidi, Iran and the Gulf: A Search for Stability, I.B.Tauris Publishers, →ISBN, page 35

Origin of fuqaha'

From Arabic فُقَهَاء (fuqahāʔ), plural form of فَقِيه (faqīh).

Questions about fuqaha'

What is fuqaha' the plural of?
Fuqaha' is the plural of faqih.
How do you pronounce fuqaha'?
Fuqaha' is pronounced /fuˈkɑˌhɑ/.

Words near fuqaha' in the dictionary

  1. fupingqiuite
  2. fuppa
  3. fuppas
  4. fups
  5. fuq
  6. fuqaha'
  7. Fuqing
  8. fuqqed
  9. fuqqing
  10. fuqs
  11. Fuqua

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fuqaha' (page history and authors); faqih (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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