bid'a

Questions

What does bid'a mean?

heretical innovation in Islamic religious beliefs or worship

Where does bid'a come from?

Etymology tree Arabic بَدَعَ (badaʕa) Arabic بِدْعَة (bidʕa)bor. English bid'a Borrowed from Arabic بِدْعَة (bidʕa).

How to pronounce bid'a

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