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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fiqh

Summary

fiqh is a field of study[1]. fiqh ranks in the top 7% of field_of_study entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,340 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • fiqh's religion is recorded as Islam[3].
  • fiqh's instance of is recorded as field of study[4].
  • fiqh's instance of is recorded as interdisciplinary science[5].
  • fiqh's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[6].
  • fiqh is a type of sharia[7].
  • fiqh is a type of religious law[8].
  • fiqh is a type of case law[9].
  • fiqh's Commons category is recorded as Islamic jurisprudence[10].
  • fiqh's Commons category is recorded as Islamic studies[11].
  • fiqh comprises Islamic jurisprudence of worship[12].
  • fiqh comprises Muamalat[13].
  • fiqh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Islamic jurisprudence[14].
  • fiqh's described by source is recorded as Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[15].
  • fiqh's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • fiqh's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • fiqh's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1st edition[18].
  • fiqh's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Online (EI-2 English)[19].
  • fiqh's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (EI-2 French)[20].
  • fiqh's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia of Islam, 3rd edition[21].
  • fiqh's described by source is recorded as Great Russian Encyclopedia[22].
  • fiqh's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://islam.stackexchange.com/tags/fiqh[23].
  • fiqh's connects with is recorded as Usul al-fiqh[24].
  • fiqh's practiced by is recorded as Islamic jurist[25].
  • fiqh's vocalized name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'فِقْهٌ'}[26].
  • fiqh's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include field of study[4], interdisciplinary science[5], and academic discipline[6]. Recorded subclass of include sharia[7], religious law[8], and case law[9].

Use and Application

Components include Islamic jurisprudence of worship[12], an Islamic term[28] and Muamalat[13], an Islamic term[29].

Why It Matters

fiqh ranks in the top 7% of field_of_study entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,340 views/month).[2] fiqh has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] fiqh is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . referenceworks.brill.com. Retrieved . referenceworks.brill.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . referenceworks.brill.com. Retrieved . referenceworks.brill.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . referenceworks.brill.com. Retrieved . referenceworks.brill.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . referenceworks.brill.com. Retrieved . referenceworks.brill.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . old.bigenc.ru. Retrieved . old.bigenc.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Trade · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has part(s) Islamic jurisprudence of worship, Muamalat
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 4711811
    Connects with Usul al-fiqh
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