fiqh

Or fikh

[fik]

noun

Islam.

1. the system of jurisprudence: the legal foundation of Islamic religious, political, and civil life.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fiqh¹

From Arabic

Example Sentences

She focuses on Fiqh, the Islamic legal framework essential for daily Muslim practices.

From BBC

"Fiqh is not included in mainstream schools or universities. As a Muslim woman, studying Fiqh is vital for women's betterment," she says.

From BBC

The Fiqh Council of North America, made up of Islamic scholars, has advised Muslims to receive the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines and to debunk “baseless rumors and myths” about them.

From Seattle Times

Researchers for Quilliam managed to acquire a copy of the manual online in 2015, after researchers spotted the Fiqh al-Dima being used to teach new recruits to Isis’s caliphate in Syria.

From The Guardian

“I would caution against accepting any fatwas from community scholars on the subject of fiqh al-mu’amalat, the jurisprudence of transactions, which is a highly complex area of sharia.”

From Reuters