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qiyas

American  
[kee-yahs] / kiˈjɑs /
Or kiyas

noun

Islam.

  1. judgment of an act or belief by application of established principles governing some analogous act or belief.

Etymology

Origin of qiyas

From the Arabic word qiyās analogy

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