ijma‘
(ijmā‘)
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Consensus of the Muslim community on a particular legal issue. |
| Long Description: |
Consensus of the Muslim community on a particular legal issue. It is seen in most schools of Islamic law as one of the four primary sources of the sharī‘a, along with the Qur’ān, sunna, and qiyās. |
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Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard |
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