Ijma

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Ijma

(Arabic, “consensus”), in Sunni Islam, a consensus of the experts of the sharia on individual religious, legal, and everyday questions, the answer to which can not be based on the Koran and the Sunna. Ijma became one of the four foundations (roots) of the Muslim system of law. The canonical text of the Koran, the collections of the hadiths, and a number of dogmas and festivals were confirmed by means of consensus.

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No references found			To support this argument, advocates of this tradition often point to the Islamic concepts of shoura (consultation), ijtihad (independent interpretive judgment) and ijma (consensus) and how such concepts are very compatible with democracy. Khaled Fattah to Yemen Times: - "Yemeni tribes are ancient reliable ... by Yemen Times (Sana'a, Yemen) Furthermore, one could argue that an international treaty signed by many Islamic countries is an indication of ijma and therefore consensus in terms of Islamic law. Islamic "purse strings": the key to the amelioration of women's legal ... by Western, David J. / Air Force Law Review 94) In their article, Zahraa and Mahmor reject ijma as a basis for the "existence" requirement due to the fact that consensus does not exist on the issue, which has been subject to debate and differing views throughout the centuries. Iraq, secured transactions, and the promise of Islamic law by Sundahl, Mark J. / Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law			IHV IHVE II Messaggero II Naosuke Iia IIC IIcx IIDMS/R IIL IINREN Iio Sogi IIOP IIR IIR filter IIRC IIS IIT IITF IITRAN Iius, Belyi and Chernyi IIXNET IJ Ije-abarim Ijebu Ode Ijebu-Ode Ijma Ijmuiden Ijo Ijoid languages Ijolite Ijssel IJssel River IJsselmeer ijtihad Ik Ikaria Ikaría Ikat IKE Ike Kinswa State Park Ike Taiga Ikebana Ikeda Ikeda, Hayato Ikeja Ikeya-Seki Comet Ikhnaton Ikhsanova, Liabiba Ikhsanova, Liabiba Faizovna Ikhwan Ikhwan al-Safa'			IJKP IJL IJLAD IJLC IJLD IJLE IJLF IJLHE IJLI IJLIC IJLIT IJLM IJLP IJLPS IJLR IJLS IJLSA IJLSE IJLSM IJLT IJLTC IJLTS IJLV Ijm Ijma Ijma' IJMASSC IJMB IJMBL IJMC IJMCE IJMCL IJMCS IJMDM IJMDT IJME IJMEA IJMED IJMEE IJMEI IJMER IJMES IJMEST IJMF IJMFA IJMGR IJMGTA IJMH IJMHS

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