madhhab

[ˈmæð.hæb]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: mad-hhab
IPA: [ˈmæð.hæb]

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Meaning

noun

A school of thought in Islamic jurisprudence.

Example Sentences

"Now some ignorant people claim that they have reached the grade of absolute ijtihâd, that they can draw rules from the Nass and that they no longer need to follow one of the four madhhabs, and they abandon the madhhab they have followed for years."

Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic مَذْهَب (maḏhab, “way of going off; doctrine, school”).

Word Breakdown

Root: ذ ه ب

Regional Pronunciation

British English: [ˈmæð.hæb]

Inflected Forms

madhhabs (plural) maḏhab (alternative) mazhab (alternative) maz'hab (alternative) maẕhab (alternative) madhab (alternative) mathab (alternative) mathhab (alternative)

Derived Forms

madhhabi madhhabite

Questions

How do you pronounce madhhab?

The recorded pronunciation is [ˈmæð.hæb].

What does madhhab mean?

A school of thought in Islamic jurisprudence.

Where does madhhab come from?

Transliteration of Arabic مَذْهَب (maḏhab, “way of going off; doctrine, school”).

How to pronounce madhhab

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