Ijma' (Arabic: إجماع, romanized: ijmāʿ, lit. 'consensus', IPA: [ʔid͡ʒ.maːʕ]) is an Arabic term referring to the consensus or agreement of the Islamic community...

the basis for Islamic law, while at the same time accepting the Sunnah and Ijma. Because some hadith contain questionable and even contradictory statements...

book ar-Risālah. The book details the four roots of law (Qur'an, sunnah, ijma, and qiyas) while specifying that the primary Islamic texts (the Qur'an and...

offensive. The Quran, together with hadith (especially the Six Books) and ijma (juristic consensus), form the basis of all traditional jurisprudence within...

developed from a combination of the Qur'an; the Hadīth, or words of Muhammad; ijmā', or consensus of the members of the Muslim community; qiyas, a system of...

as giving up an analogy for a stronger evidence from the Quran, Sunnah or ijma. The Maliki jurist, Abu Bakr Ibn al-Arabi defines it as sacrificing some...

jurisprudence recognizes secondary sources of law: juristic consensus (ijmaʿ) and analogical reasoning (qiyas). It therefore studies the application...

and classified as authentic hadith), ijma (may be understood as ijma al-ummah – a whole community consensus, or ijma al-aimmah – a consensus by religious...

The consensus companions or "As'hab al-Ijma'" (Arabic: اصحاب الاجماع) are eighteen Muhaddith and Islamic scholars who had direct contact with Shia Imams...

regard to the question, or where there is an existing scholarly consensus (ijma). Ijtihad is considered to be a religious duty for those qualified to perform...