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Also known as Muslim jurist, Faqih

A faqih (, ; , ‎) is an Islamic jurist, an expert in fiqh, or Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic law.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Islamic jurist is referenced by 661 other articles, and connects out to sharia, Shia Islam and Sunni Islam.

It sits within the topics Arabic-language honorifics, Arabic words and phrases in Sharia and Constitutions of Iran.

Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.

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Instance of
profession
Subclass of
ulema
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Faqih and students.png
Field of occupation
fiqh
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native label
فُقَهَاء‏
female form of label
مرشدة
different from
ulema
male form of label
فقیہ
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8 sections
Contents
  • Definition
  • Methods of derivation
  • Conditions for being a ''faqih''
  • Iran
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

A faqih (, ; , ‎) is an Islamic jurist, an expert in fiqh, or Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic law.

== Definition ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Islamic jurist” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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