bid‘a
(bid‘a)
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Innovation. A heavily debated term in contemporary Islam; many strident puritans claim that all innovation is forbidden (ḥarām) in Islam. |
| Long Description: |
Innovation. A heavily debated term in contemporary Islam; many strident puritans claim that all innovation is forbidden (ḥarām) in Islam. Innovation actually falls under the five axiological headings of the sharī’a: the obligatory (wājib), the recommended (mandūb), the permissible (mubāh), the offensive (makrūh), and the forbidden (ḥarām). |
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Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard |
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