taqlid

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Etymology

From Arabic تقليد (taqlīd) ‘imitation’.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tækˈliːd/

Noun

taqlid (uncountable)

1. (Islam) Conformity to traditional legal decisions in Shari'a jurisprudence.

   • 2000: Muslims must not imagine that their sole duty was taqlid, the emulation of a jurist. — Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God (Harper 2004, p. 128)