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qiyas

qiyas noun: the use of analogy as precedent in Shari'a jurisprudence.

Noun

qiyas (uncountable)

  1. The use of analogy as precedent in Shari'a jurisprudence.

Forms of qiyas

alternative formkiyas

Origin of qiyas

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic قِيَاس (qiyās, “measurement, analogy”).

Questions about qiyas

What does qiyas mean?
Qiyas means the use of analogy as precedent in Shari'a jurisprudence.
What part of speech is qiyas?
Qiyas is a noun.

Words near qiyas in the dictionary

  1. Qixingguan
  2. qiyam
  3. qiyams
  4. qiyan
  5. qiyans
  6. qiyas
  7. Qizilbash
  8. Qizilbashes
  9. qiłcmaʔatḥ
  10. QKD
  11. QL

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