fiqh
process by means of which jurists derive sets of guidelines, rules and regulations from the rulings laid down in the Qur'an
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Summary
fiqh is a field of study[1]. fiqh ranks in the top 7% of field of study entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,400 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Islam[3]
- Instance of: interdisciplinary science[4], academic discipline[5]
- Subclass of: sharia[6], religious law[7], case law[8]
- Commons category: Islamic jurisprudence[9], Islamic studies[10]
- Has part(s): Islamic jurisprudence of worship[11], Muamalat[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Islamic jurisprudence[13]
- Described by source: Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Great Russian Encyclopedia[17]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://islam.stackexchange.com/tags/fiqh[18]
- Connects with: Usul al-fiqh[19]
- Practiced by: Islamic jurist[20]
- Vocalized name: فِقْهٌ[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5[22]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Islam[23]
Why It Matters
fiqh has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] fiqh is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]