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قانون المرافعات والتنفيذ المدني اليمني
ماهية

Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

مذهب

English translation:

School of thought

Added to glossary by Zeinab Asfour
Feb 10, 2006 15:20
18 yrs ago
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Arabic term

مذهب

Arabic to English Social Sciences Religion Islamic religion
-الرسول لم ينتمي إلى مذهب
This is part of an interview with Amena Wadood.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 School of thought
4 +4 sect
4 +1 Doctrine/Creed/Belief
3 madhab (school of islamic thought and jurisprudence); one of the madhahib

Discussion

Zeinab Asfour Feb 14, 2006:
A madhab is not to be confused with a religious sect. There may be scholars representing all four madhabs living in larger Muslim communities, and it is up to those who consult them to decide which school they prefer.
Zeinab Asfour Feb 14, 2006:
Most Sunnis believe that there are no living jurists of the stature of the founders of the four madhabs. Contemporary scholars can comment on the traditions, but they cannot start new ones. This belief is called "the closing of the gate of ijtihad".
Zeinab Asfour Feb 14, 2006:
A madhab is a particular tradition of interpreting Islamic law, or shari'a. The schools were started by eminent Muslim scholars in the first four centuries of Islam.
Zeinab Asfour Feb 14, 2006:
There are four Sunni schools of law:
Hanafi (based on work of Abu Hanifa)
Maliki (founded by Malik)
Shafi'i (founded by Shafi'i, a student of Malik)
Hanbali (founded by Ahmad bin Hanbal, a student of Shafi'i)

Proposed translations

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School of thought

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-02-10 17:05:37 GMT)
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Madhhab (Arabic مذهب pl. مذاهب Madhaahib) is an Arabic term that refers to an Islamic school of thought or religious jurisprudence (fiqh). In the first 150 years there were many schools - in fact, several of the Sahaba are credited as having their own. The prominent schools of Damascus (often named Awza'iyya), Kufa, Basra and Medina survived as the Maliki madhhab, while Iraqi schools were consolidated into the Hanafi madhhab. Shafi'i, Hanbali, Zahiri and Jariri schools were established later.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Madhahib
Peer comment(s):
agree Hazem Hamdy
14 hrs
Thank you HAzem Hamdy :)
agree Alexander Yeltsov
1 day 4 hrs
Thank you Alexander :)
agree Islam Sakr
6113 days
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+1
1 min
Arabic term (edited): ����

Doctrine/Creed/Belief

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Peer comment(s):
agree Nancy Eweiss : Doctrine or sometimes 'school' is used, e.g. Hanafi school
22 mins
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+4
2 hrs

sect

Saleh

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Note added at 2006-02-11 17:26:44 (GMT)
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A sect is a small religious or political group that has branched off from a larger established group. Sects have many beliefs and practices in common with the religion or party that they have broken off from, but are differentiated by a number of doctrinal differences. In contrast, a denomination is a large, well established religious group. A mass party typically tolerates a variety of views and interpretations, insisting only on a limited number of basic principles as a condition for membership.

The word sect comes from the Latin secta (from sequi to follow), meaning (1) a course of action or way of life, (2) a behavioural code or founding principles, (3) a specific philosophical school or doctrine. Sectarius or sectilis also refer to a scission or cut. A sectator is a loyal guide, adherent or follower.
Peer comment(s):
agree Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword) : religious sect - the obvious connotation
2 hrs
agree Fuad Yahya : or "denomination"
2 hrs
agree ahmadwadan.com
2 hrs
agree Mazyoun
5 hrs
neutral Zeinab Asfour : "A madhab is not to be confused with a religious sect". Please check this link http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Ahl al sunnah
16 hrs
refer to the above explanation - I did not say it is must be a religious one
disagree Ahmed Ali : madhhab is NOT a sect.
17 hrs
In this context , YES IT IS! - Sorry Ahmed
agree A Nabil Bouitieh
1 day 5 mins
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5 days
Arabic term (edited): www.thefreedictionary.com/ritualism����

madhab (school of islamic thought and jurisprudence); one of the madhahib

In the given context you should leave it (Madhab; Madhahib) as it is with an explanation in brackets; i.e. a specific islamic term which is widely used and accepted in the islamic English language discourse...
for proof: just google it in all its variations

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The Prophet didn'nt belong to a specific Madhab (school of islamic thought and jurisprudence)
or:
The Messenger of God didn'nt belong to one of the Madhahib (schools of islamic thought and jurisprudence)
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