ijma

[ ij-mah ]

noun

, Islam.

1. the consensus of all believers on the rightness of a belief or practice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ijma¹

From Arabic ʾijmāʿ

Example Sentences

In Islamic terminology, there is a degree of ijma, or consensus, on what to say to a would-be jihadist.

From Economist

Even the differences between the schools of law may be based on this theory of the Ijmâ'; for, does not the infallible Agreement of the Community teach us that a certain diversity of opinion is a merciful gift of God?

From Project Gutenberg

The stamp of Ijmâ' was essential to every rule of faith and life, to all manners and customs.

From Project Gutenberg

But, of course, dogmatists and mystics had also their own "agreements" on the questions concerning them, and through the compromise between Law, Dogma, and Mysticism, there could not fail to come into existence a kind of mixed Ijmâ'.

From Project Gutenberg

The speakers were individuals whose own authority depended on Ijmâ', whereas Ijmâ' should have been their collective decision.

From Project Gutenberg