taqlid
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Arabic تَقْلِيد (taqlīd, “imitation”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
taqlid (uncountable)
- (Islam) Conformity to traditional legal decisions in Shari'a jurisprudence.
- 2000, Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God, Harper, published 2004, page 128:
- Muslims must not imagine that their sole duty was taqlid, the emulation of a jurist.
Uzbek edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic تَقْلِيد (taqlīd, “imitation”).
Noun edit
taqlid (plural taqlidlar)