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taqleed

taqleed is the alternative form of taqlid.

Meaning of taqlid

Noun

taqlid (uncountable)

  1. Conformity to traditional legal decisions in Shari'a jurisprudence.
    • Muslims must not imagine that their sole duty was taqlid, the emulation of a jurist.2000, Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God, Harper, published 2004, page 128

Questions about taqleed

What is taqleed the alternative form of?
Taqleed is the alternative form of taqlid.

Words near taqleed in the dictionary

  1. taqfir
  2. taqiya
  3. taqiyah
  4. taqiyahs
  5. taqiyya
  6. taqleed
  7. taqlid
  8. taqqanah
  9. taqsim
  10. taqua nut
  11. taqua nuts

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