Faqīh, the Glossary
A faqīh (fuqahā, فقيه;: ‏فقهاء&lrm) is an Islamic jurist, an expert in fiqh, or Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic Law.[1]
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37 relations: Ayatollah, Constitution of Iran, Fard, Fatwa, Fiqh, Hadith, Hanafi school, Hanbali school, Haram, Head of state, Ibn Khaldun, Ijma, Ijtihad, Islam, Jurisprudence, Lists of Islamic scholars, Madhhab, Major Occultation, Makruh, Maliki school, Marja', Miss USA, Mubah, Muhammad, Mustahabb, Qiyas, Quran, Sanatul Fuqaha, Shafi'i school, Sharia, Shia Islam, Sunnah, Sunni Islam, Twelver Shi'ism, Ulama, Vilayet, Zahiri school.
- Arabic-language honorifics
- Constitutions of Iran
- Islamic courts and tribunals
- Islamic legal occupations
Ayatollah
Ayatollah (âyatollâh) is an honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy in Iran that came into widespread usage in the 20th century.
Constitution of Iran
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran (قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Qanun-e Asasi-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Iran) is the supreme law of Iran. Faqīh and Constitution of Iran are Constitutions of Iran.
See Faqīh and Constitution of Iran
Fard
(فرض) or (فريضة) or fardh in Islam is a religious duty commanded by God. Faqīh and fard are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia.
See Faqīh and Fard
Fatwa
A fatwa (translit; label) is a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law (sharia) given by a qualified Islamic jurist (faqih) in response to a question posed by a private individual, judge or government. Faqīh and fatwa are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia, Islamic courts and tribunals and Islamic jurisprudence.
See Faqīh and Fatwa
Fiqh
Fiqh (فقه) is Islamic jurisprudence. Faqīh and Fiqh are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia and Islamic jurisprudence.
See Faqīh and Fiqh
Hadith
Hadith (translit) or Athar (أثر) is a form of Islamic oral tradition containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the prophet Muhammad.
See Faqīh and Hadith
Hanafi school
The Hanafi school or Hanafism (translit) is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.
Hanbali school
The Hanbali school or Hanbalism (translit) is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.
Haram
Haram (حَرَام) is an Arabic term meaning 'forbidden'. Faqīh and Haram are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia.
See Faqīh and Haram
Head of state
A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona of a sovereign state.
Ibn Khaldun
Ibn Khaldun (أبو زيد عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن خلدون الحضرمي.,, Arabic:; 27 May 1332 – 17 March 1406, 732–808 AH) was an Arab sociologist, philosopher, and historian widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest social scientists of the Middle Ages, and considered by many to be the father of historiography, sociology, economics, and demography studies.
Ijma
Ijma (lit) is an Arabic term referring to the consensus or agreement of the Islamic community on a point of Islamic law. Faqīh and Ijma are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia and Islamic jurisprudence.
See Faqīh and Ijma
Ijtihad
Ijtihad (اجتهاد) is an Islamic legal term referring to independent reasoning by an expert in Islamic law, or the thorough exertion of a jurist's mental faculty in finding a solution to a legal question. Faqīh and Ijtihad are Islamic courts and tribunals and Islamic jurisprudence.
Islam
Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
See Faqīh and Islam
Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence is the philosophy and theory of law.
Lists of Islamic scholars
Lists of Islamic scholars include.
See Faqīh and Lists of Islamic scholars
Madhhab
A madhhab (way to act,, pl. label) refers to any school of thought within Islamic jurisprudence. Faqīh and madhhab are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia and Islamic jurisprudence.
Major Occultation
In Twelver Shia Islam, the Major Occultation (ٱلْغَيْبَة ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ,, 329 AH-present, 941 CE-present) is the second occultation of the Hidden Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, which is expected to continue until his rise in the end of time to establish peace and justice on earth.
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Makruh
In Islamic terminology, something which is makruh or makrooh (مكروه, transliterated: makrooh or makrūh) is "disliked", literally "detestable" or "abominable". Faqīh and makruh are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia and Islamic jurisprudence.
See Faqīh and Makruh
Maliki school
The Maliki school or Malikism (translit) is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.
Marja'
Marja (marjiʿ; plural marājiʿ) is a title given to the highest level of Twelver Shia religious cleric, with the authority given by a hawzah (a seminary where Shi'a Muslim scholars are educated) to make legal decisions within the confines of Islamic law for followers and clerics below him in rank.
See Faqīh and Marja'
Miss USA
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant.
Mubah
Mubāḥ (Arabic: مباح) is an Arabic word roughly meaning "permitted", which has technical uses in Islamic law. Faqīh and Mubah are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia.
See Faqīh and Mubah
Muhammad
Muhammad (570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam.
Mustahabb
Mustahabb is an Islamic term referring to an action or thing that is recommended and favoured. Faqīh and Mustahabb are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia and Islamic jurisprudence.
Qiyas
In Islamic jurisprudence, qiyas (قياس) is the process of deductive analogy in which the teachings of the hadith are compared and contrasted with those of the Quran, in order to apply a known injunction (nass) to a new circumstance and create a new injunction. Faqīh and qiyas are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia and Islamic jurisprudence.
See Faqīh and Qiyas
Quran
The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God (Allah).
See Faqīh and Quran
Sanatul Fuqaha
Sanatul Fuqaha (94 A.H.), or the year of the Fuqaha, refers to the year in which many Islamic scholars and jurists died including: Saeed b. Musayyab, Urwah b. Zubair, and Saeed b. Jubayr.
Shafi'i school
The Shafi'i school or Shafi'ism (translit) is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.
Sharia
Sharia (sharīʿah) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and hadith. Faqīh and Sharia are Islamic jurisprudence.
See Faqīh and Sharia
Shia Islam
Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam.
Sunnah
In Islam,, also spelled (سنة), is the traditions and practices of the Islamic prophet Muhammad that constitute a model for Muslims to follow.
See Faqīh and Sunnah
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world.
Twelver Shi'ism
Twelver Shīʿism (ٱثْنَا عَشَرِيَّة), also known as Imāmiyya (إِمَامِيَّة), is the largest branch of Shīʿa, comprising about 90% of all Shīas.
Ulama
In Islam, the ulama (the learned ones; singular ʿālim; feminine singular alimah; plural aalimath), also spelled ulema, are scholars of Islamic doctrine and law. Faqīh and ulama are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia and Islamic legal occupations.
See Faqīh and Ulama
Vilayet
A vilayet (lang, "province"), also known by various other names, was a first-order administrative division of the later Ottoman Empire.
Zahiri school
The Ẓāhirī school (translit) or Zahirism is a Sunnī school of Islamic jurisprudence founded in the 9th century by Dāwūd al-Ẓāhirī, a Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian of the Islamic Golden Age.
See also
Arabic-language honorifics
- Abu al-Fawaris
- Amin al-Dawla
- Badi' al-Zaman
- Faqīh
- Hakim (title)
- Kunya (Arabic)
- Lalla (title)
- Mullah
- Qadi
- Qanungoh Shaikh
- Rais
- Sheikh
Constitutions of Iran
- Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution
- Constitution of Iran
- Enjoining good and forbidding wrong
- Faqīh
- Persian Constitution of 1906
- Persian Constitutional Amendment of 1907
Islamic courts and tribunals
- 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners
- Faqīh
- Fatwa
- Ijtihad
- Islamic Courts Union
- Islamic Revolutionary Court
- Islamic court
- Judiciary of Saudi Arabia
- Kadiluk
- Law of the Ottoman Empire
- Nāzila
- Special Clerical Court
- Syariah Court
Islamic legal occupations
- Faqīh
- Hujjat al-Islam
- Islamic religious police
- Mahsa Amini protests
- Mufti
- Muftiate
- Muhtasibat
- Qadiyat
- Qanungoh Shaikh
- Ulama
- Vekil
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faqīh
Also known as Alfaquí, Fakih, Faqeeh, Faqih, Fouqaha, Fuqaha, Fuqaha', Fuqahā, Fuqahā', Islamic authority, Islamic jurist, Islamic jurists, Juriconsult, Legal authority in Islamic law, Muslim Islamic jurist.