Etymology

ijma'

Today it means: A universal consensus among fuqaha (Sunni legal scholars) on a point of law; one of the sources of Sunni jurisprudence. Full definition →

Arabic إِجْمَاع
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromإِجْمَاع
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromإِجْمَاع
  3. English todayijma'

Borrowed from Arabic إِجْمَاع (ʔijmāʕ, “consensus”).

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