
Islamic jurist
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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.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- profession
- Subclass of
- ulema
- Image
- 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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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- 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.