Ijma
إجماع
ijmāʿ
☪️Islamic Terms
Consensus of scholars; source of Islamic jurisprudence.
Full Definition
Ijma means consensus, specifically the consensus of qualified Islamic scholars on a legal or theological matter. It is considered one of the sources of Islamic jurisprudence in Sunni legal theory, after the Quran and Sunna. Ijma provides legitimacy and stability to legal rulings by reflecting collective scholarly agreement.