ijma‘ (ijmā‘)

(Language: Arabic)

Short Description: Consensus of the Muslim community on a particular legal issue

Long Description: Consensus of the Muslim community on a particular legal issue. It is seen in most schools of Islamic law as one of the four primary sources of the sharī‘a, along with the Qur’ān, sunna, and qiyās.

Sources: Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard