The story
Unadapted borrowing from Arabic قِيَاس (qiyās, “measurement, analogy”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
qiyas
Today it means: The use of analogy as precedent in Shari'a jurisprudence from the Qu'ran and Sunnah. Full definition →
Today it means: The use of analogy as precedent in Shari'a jurisprudence from the Qu'ran and Sunnah. Full definition →
Unadapted borrowing from Arabic قِيَاس (qiyās, “measurement, analogy”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.