faqih

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English

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Etymology

From Arabic فَقِيه (faqīh).

Noun

faqih (plural faqihs or fuqaha')

  1. (Islam) An expert in Islamic law.
    • 1997, Jamal S. Suwaidi, Iran and the Gulf: A Search for Stability, I.B.Tauris Publishers, →ISBN, page 35:
      Ayatollah Muntazeri, in contrast to Ayatollah Khomeini, states that the argument that the faqih or fuqaha (plural of faqih) are responsible for the establishment and running of the government at the time of occulation does not have a strong base in Islamic sources and cannot withstand a vigorous examination.⁶⁰

Indonesian

Noun

faqih (plural faqih-faqih, first-person possessive faqihku, second-person possessive faqihmu, third-person possessive faqihnya)

  1. (Islam, law, nonstandard) Alternative spelling of fakih (faqih)