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Traditional Sunni scholars rely on two verses of the Qur'an that order one to ask the people of knowledge or remembrance if they do not know and to obey Allah, the messenger and those in authority among them. They also rely on several
779:. They said no. So this injured companion washed his head with water and died. Muhammad admonished his companions by saying, "They killed him. May Allah kill them. If one does not know what to do, the only remedy is to inquire." 646:. Sunni Islamic usage designates the unjustified conformity of one person to the teaching of another, rather than the justified conformity of a layperson to the teaching of a 971: 919: 675:
is often portrayed in a negative light and translated as "blind imitation". This refers to the perceived stagnation of independent intellectual effort (
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Najm al-Din al-Tufi, Sharh Mukhtasar al-Rawdah (Beirut: Mu’assasah al-Risålah, 1410H), 3:65.
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denoting the conformity of one person to the teaching of another. The person who performs
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who had fractured his skull asked other companions with him whether he could perform
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Following the teaching of an Islamic scholar rather than reasoning independently
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868:) are "legally required to follow the instructions of the expert, i.e., the 1170: 1122: 826: 492: 452: 432: 216: 196: 1027:"Rethinking the Taqlīd Hegemony: An Institutional, Longue-Durée Approach" 879: 639: 502: 357: 697: 643: 547: 512: 1007: 467: 382: 372: 347: 302: 236: 231: 181: 146: 833:
in their religious affairs by following the teachings of a thinker (
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Weiss, Bernard G. (1995). "Taqlīd". In John L. Esposito.
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is lawful and obligatory when one is not qualified as a
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In contemporary usage, especially in the context of
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a series
Islam
Usul al-Fiqh
Fiqh
Ijazah
Ijma
Ijtihad
Ikhtilaf
Istihlal
Istihsan
Istishab
Madhhab
Madrasah
Maslaha
Qiyas
Taqlid
Taqwa
Urf
Ahkam
Fard
Mustahabb
Halal
Mubah
Makruh
Haram
Baligh
Batil
Bid'ah
Fahisha
Fasiq

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