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Fiqh definition

Fiqh literally means "knowledge" and in Islamic terminology indicates the science of Islamic laws. The "Faqih" is the expert in Fiqh. The terms "Mujtahid" and "Faqih" are therefore equivalent.
Fiqh means the science of religious law in Islam. In addition to the laws regulating ritual and religious observance, containing orders and prohibitions, fiqh includes the whole field of family law, the law of inheritance, of property and of contract and obligations, criminal law and procedure, and finally, constitutional law and laws regulating the administration of the state and the conduct of war.
Fiqh means knowledge on Islamic legal rulings from their sources. To Vogel, “Fiqh” is the human understanding of the divine law, which means “understanding”. It consists of the opinions of scholars who by their piety and learning have become qualified to interpret the scriptural sources and derive laws. See Vogel, Islamic Law and the Legal System of Saudi: Studies of Saudi Arabia, Leiden 2000, pp. 4-5.

Examples of Fiqh in a sentence

  • He is a member of the Islamic Fiqh Academy of the Organization of Islamic Conference, and Fiqh Academy of the Muslim World League.

  • He is also an author of several books in Islamic finance and Fiqh.

  • He is Professor of Islamic Economics at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, and an expert of Fiqh Academy of the Muslim World League.

  • He is also an advisor of the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia and a former Dean of the Comparative Fiqh Department at Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh.

  • He is also an advisor of the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia and a former Dean of the Comparative Fiqh Department at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh.

  • He is a professor of Islamic economics at the former King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, and an expert at the Fiqh Academy of the Muslim World League.

  • He is a member of the Islamic Fiqh Academy, a member of the Shariah Council of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions, and the head and member of several Shariah committees in Saudi and Gulf banks.

  • He is also a member of the Islamic Fiqh Academy as well as the Islamic Accounting & Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institution (AAIOFI).

  • Foreigner/ Pakistani Origin Please tick () the appropriate box [If, according to the Fiqh of the Applicant(s), Zakat is not deductible, then relevant Declaration on prescribed format shall be submitted by all the Applicant(s) with the concerned Participant/TREC Holder/Investor Accountholder].

  • Fiqh literature on this issue is quite out-of-date and needs serious reconsideration.


More Definitions of Fiqh

Fiqh means Islamic jurisprudence.
Fiqh means Islamic Jurisprudence that is made up of the rulings of Muslim Islamic jurists to direct the lives of the Muslims;

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