Consensus (Ijma)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ijma
gptkbp:appliesTo matters not explicitly covered by Quran and Sunnah
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:theology
gptkb:Islamic_law_(Sharia)
religious leader
rituals
social norms
judicial decisions
community unity
legal practices
moral judgments
codification of law
political decisions
acceptance of certain acts
closure of debate on settled issues
community practices
establishment of schools of thought
interpretation of ambiguous texts
many Islamic legal rulings
orthodox beliefs
prohibition of certain acts
gptkbp:basisInHadith Prophet Muhammad's sayings
gptkbp:basisInQuran Quran 4:59
gptkbp:compatibleWith some minority sects
agreement of all Muslims
gptkbp:contrastsWith individual reasoning (ra'y)
gptkbp:debatedBy Islamic scholars
gptkbp:defines agreement of Muslim scholars on a legal issue
gptkbp:discusses Usul al-fiqh (principles of Islamic jurisprudence)
gptkbp:formedBy early Muslim jurists
gptkbp:historicalName consensus on five daily prayers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Consensus (Ijma)
gptkbp:importantFor establishes binding rulings
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:meaning consensus
gptkbp:rankInSources third after Quran and Sunnah
gptkbp:recognizedBy Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ijtihad
Qiyas (analogy)
gptkbp:requires agreement of qualified scholars
gptkbp:roleInLaw prevents innovation (bid'ah)
gptkbp:type explicit ijma
tacit ijma
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:viewedBy Shia Islam as valid with conditions
Sunni Islam as infallible
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sunni_orthodoxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7