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ijma'

ijma' noun: a universal consensus among fuqaha (Sunni legal scholars) on a point of law; one of the sources of Sunni jurisprudence.

Noun

ijma' (uncountable)

  1. A universal consensus among fuqaha (Sunni legal scholars) on a point of law; one of the sources of Sunni jurisprudence.

Forms of ijma'

alternative formijma

Origin of ijma'

Borrowed from Arabic إِجْمَاع (ʔijmāʕ, “consensus”).

Questions about ijma'

What does ijma' mean?
Ijma' means a universal consensus among fuqaha (Sunni legal scholars) on a point of law; one of the sources of Sunni jurisprudence.
What part of speech is ijma'?
Ijma' is a noun.

Words near ijma' in the dictionary

  1. ijit
  2. ijjit
  3. ijjits
  4. IJLS
  5. ijma
  6. ijma'
  7. IJN
  8. Ijnisinya
  9. Ijo
  10. Ijoid
  11. ijolite

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