Get to know Fiqh better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Fiqh in a sentence
Fiqh meaning
Jurisprudence in the Islamic law, shari'a.
Using Fiqh
- The main meaning on this page is: Jurisprudence in the Islamic law, shari'a.
- In the example corpus, fiqh often appears in combinations such as: fiqh council, islamic fiqh, of fiqh.
Context around Fiqh
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fiqh
- In this selection, "fiqh" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, islamic, jurisprudence, american, council, academy and jurisprudence stand out and add context to how "fiqh" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and jurisprudence fiqh but by and books of fiqh i learned. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fiqh" sits close to words such as abad, abovementioned and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fiqh
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A person trained in fiqh is known as a Faqih (plural Fuqaha). (12 words)
Fiqh deals with the observance of rituals, morals and social legislation in Islam. (13 words)
It was started by Hanafi fiqh as a form of Ijtihad (individual reasoning). (13 words)
Scouring books of fiqh, I learned the rights of women in Islam which affirmed that we are not human possessions meant to be tilled; women have undeniable rights to pleasure and protection of our most sacred human parts. (38 words)
An attempt to unify Muslims on a scientifically calculated worldwide calendar was adopted by both the Fiqh Council of North America and the European Council for Fatwa and Research in 2007. (31 words)
Categories of law Along with interpretation, each fiqh classifies its interpretation of sharia into one of the following five categories: fard (obligatory), mustahabb (recommended), mubah (neutral), makruh (discouraged), and haraam (forbidden). (31 words)
Asharq Al-Awsat: But, what is the point of the Islamic Fiqh Academy's consensus on fatwās that are not binding for the member states? (25 words)
Example sentences (19)
Fiqh Council of North America, a group of scholars who offer opinions on Islamic law, said there are several alternatives to touching the bodies of Covid-19 victims.
Sudan’s Islamic Fiqh Council, the country’s highest religious authority, appears to have taken the manner into its hands by issuing a fatwa against the potential agreement.
Hazrath is an expert and Islamic Philosophy, Islamic Sacred Law and Fiqh (Jurisprudence) and all known fields of legal requirements of writing Fatwa.
Scouring books of fiqh, I learned the rights of women in Islam which affirmed that we are not human possessions meant to be tilled; women have undeniable rights to pleasure and protection of our most sacred human parts.
The discussion came on the heels of the North American Fiqh Councils annual meeting which took a firm stance regarding climate change and fossil fuel divestment within the Islamic context.
An attempt to unify Muslims on a scientifically calculated worldwide calendar was adopted by both the Fiqh Council of North America and the European Council for Fatwa and Research in 2007.
A person trained in fiqh is known as a Faqih (plural Fuqaha).
Asharq Al-Awsat: But, what is the point of the Islamic Fiqh Academy's consensus on fatwās that are not binding for the member states?
Categories of law Along with interpretation, each fiqh classifies its interpretation of sharia into one of the following five categories: fard (obligatory), mustahabb (recommended), mubah (neutral), makruh (discouraged), and haraam (forbidden).
Fiqh deals with the observance of rituals, morals and social legislation in Islam.
Glasse, Cyril, The New Encyclopedia of Islam, Altamira, 2001, p.141 Etymology The word fiqh is an Arabic term meaning "deep understanding" or "full comprehension".
In some areas, there are substantial differences in the law between different schools of fiqh, countries, cultures and schools of thought.
It was started by Hanafi fiqh as a form of Ijtihad (individual reasoning).
Khomeini's studies included Islamic law ( sharia ) and jurisprudence ( fiqh ), but by that time, Khomeini had also acquired an interest in poetry and philosophy ( irfan ).
Modern Sunni scholars are beginning to examine both the sira and the hadith in order to justify modifications to jurisprudence ( fiqh ).
Philosophy, Fiqh and theology ( kalaam ) were further developed, most noticeably by Avicenna and his opponents.
The decisions of the Islamic Fiqh Academy are fatwā decisions that are not binding for others.
The Sharia and the official more centralized schools of fiqh developed later, during the time of the Abbasids.
They only explain the legal judgment, as the case is in fiqh books.
Common combinations with fiqh
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- fiqh council 3×
- islamic fiqh 3×
- of fiqh 3×
- in fiqh 2×
- fiqh is 2×
- jurisprudence fiqh 2×