ijma
- noun
- /ɪdʒˈmɑː/
- Formal
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ijma
- See Muhammad Faruqi, "The Development of Ijma," American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 9, no. 2 (Summer 1992), pp. 173-87.
Examples
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The concept of ijma plays a crucial role in establishing the legal principles of Islamic law through scholarly consensus.
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In many discussions about Islamic jurisprudence, ijma is considered essential for understanding community agreements on legal matters.
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Nor does ijma express the consensus of the community at large but rather only the elders and established leaders.
Academic text (2007) -
Of the four sources of Islamic jurisprudence, the Quran and hadith were reinterpreted, and ijma and qiyas were fundamentally transformed.
Academic text (2002) -
She accepts both the Esposito school's arguments that shura, ijma, and ijtihad form a basis on which to make Islam compatible with political pluralism.
Academic text (2007) -
Muslim scholars often look to ijma as a fundamental source of authority when addressing new religious questions.
How United
13
6.7
- Formal
- Formal
10
6.3
259
2.8
268
1.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ijma comes from the Arabic root jamāʿa, meaning 'to gather' or 'come together'. In Islamic law it refers to the agreement reached by scholars or the community, so ijma is treated as an important, accepted source for legal decisions.