Usually means: Consensus among Muslim scholars legally.
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▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of ijma' [(Islam) the consensus of ummah (legal scholars) representing all Muslims; one of the sources of Sunni jurisprudence]

Similar:
ijma', ummah, jamaat, hisbah, ijtihad, ijtihaad, ulama, iman, jamat, taqlid, more...

Opposite:
ikhtilaf, disagreement, divergence, non-consensus

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Similar:
ijma', ummah, jamaat, hisbah, ijtihad, ijtihaad, ulama, iman, jamat, taqlid, more...

Opposite:
ikhtilaf, disagreement, divergence, non-consensus



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