consensus of ummah (legal scholars) representing all Muslims; one of the sources of Sunni jurisprudence' name='description'> ijma' - definition and meaning

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  • noun Islam the consensus of ummah (legal scholars) representing all Muslims; one of the sources of Sunni jurisprudence

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Arabic إجماع (’ijmāʕ, "consensus")

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