fiqh
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fiqh (uncountable)
(Islam) Jurisprudence in the Islamic law, shari'a.
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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).
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 ).
The other is Ali ibn Umar Al-Daraqutni (d. 385 H) who was a leading Fiqh and Hadith scholar.
It was started by Hanafi fiqh as a form of Ijtihad (individual reasoning).
A person trained in fiqh is known as a Faqih (plural Fuqaha).
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".