"ijma'" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic إِجْمَاع (ʔijmāʕ, “consensus”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|إِجْمَاع||consensus}} Arabic إِجْمَاع (ʔijmāʕ, “consensus”), {{root|en|ar|ج م ع}} Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ijma' (uncountable)
  1. (Islam) the consensus of ummah (legal scholars) representing all Muslims; one of the sources of Sunni jurisprudence Wikipedia link: Ijma Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Islam Synonyms: ijma Translations (islamic consensus): icma [singular] (Azerbaijani), idžma (Czech), Idschma (German), イジュマーア (ijumāa) (Japanese), icma (Turkish)

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