Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
matters of law and doctrine
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| gptkbp:basisFor |
consensus of qualified jurists (mujtahids)
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| gptkbp:basisInHadith |
Prophet Muhammad's sayings about the community not agreeing on error
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| gptkbp:basisInQuran |
Quran 4:59 (interpreted by scholars)
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| gptkbp:compatibleWith |
some minority Islamic sects
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| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
individual reasoning (ijtihad)
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| gptkbp:debatedBy |
scope and authority of ijma debated among scholars
some modernist scholars |
| gptkbp:defines |
consensus of Islamic scholars on a point of law
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| gptkbp:etymology |
Arabic root 'jama'a' meaning 'to gather' or 'to agree'
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
early Islamic jurists
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Arabic
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| gptkbp:mentionedIn |
gptkb:Al-Ghazali
gptkb:Al-Shafi'i gptkb:Ibn_Hanbal |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
some reformist movements
|
| gptkbp:primarySourceOfLawIn |
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam |
| gptkbp:rankInShiaLaw |
fourth after Quran, Sunnah, and Aql
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| gptkbp:rankInSunniLaw |
third after Quran and Sunnah
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| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
gptkb:Ijtihad
gptkb:Qiyas |
| gptkbp:requires |
unanimity among qualified scholars
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| gptkbp:roleInLaw |
establishes binding legal rulings
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| gptkbp:significance |
one of the primary sources of Islamic law
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| gptkbp:type |
explicit ijma
tacit ijma |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fiqh
gptkb:Hanafi gptkb:Islamic_Sharia gptkb:Ja'fari gptkb:Muslim_Personal_Law |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ijma
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