Ijma’ as a secondary source of Islamic law implies

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Source: JAMB · 2023

Ijma’ as a secondary source of Islamic law implies

  1. consensus opinion of scholars ✓
  2. analogical deductions
  3. established basis for justice
  4. norms and traditions
Explanation

Ijma’ means agreement. In Islamic law it is the consensus of scholars of a period on a ruling not settled in the Qur’an or Sunnah. It ranks after those two main sources.

Analogy is called Qiyas.

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