Ijma ( Procedure) Flashcards
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Definition of ijma
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Unanimous decision of Muslim, usually scholars on news matters. ( word ijma is used in two senses)
1: determination and resolution
2: agreement upon a matter.
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Quranic verses in the support of ijma
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“If you do not know, then question those who do”
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Hadith on ijma
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“My following will never agree upon what wrong”
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Types of ijma
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1: Explicit ijma( all jurist agree on fatwa)
2: tacit ijma( takes place when some scholars issue the verdict and remaining keep silent. Neither opposed nor accept
