Talk:Fiqh

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Only THE most controversial topic in Islam - more scholars that look at this, the better.

The very purpose of the Ijtihaad of a mujtahid is that it should be followed, so i'm removing the silly comment about "who had no idea..." HussaynKhariq 19:17, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Move

This article was moved without any discussion by Timothy Usher. Even ignoring that Timothy has a done this before, the move is unacceptable. We leave articles with their correct names. The example I used was that Jewish Law redirects to Halakha, but of course there are many other articles like that. There is no rule that says we have to accept the translation of the name. Fiqh is the correct and appropriate name for the concept, not Islamic Jurisprudence. So unless Timothy is willing to redirect all wikipedia pages to their rough translations and not just targetting the Islamic ones whenever he finds the chance, he should stop making arbitrary moves. --a.n.o.n.y.m ^t 21:44, 21 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of the banner saying page needs editting

I understand the article may need editing. However, because of the side bar with the links, the placement of the need to edit banner may confuse readers to think the page is empty and not scroll down. I think for the sake of others, we should take it down but continue working. If the article needs work, I can try to help.ZaydHammoudeh 06:40, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Scratch the above message. I fixed the problem. Sorry for the mistake.ZaydHammoudeh 07:02, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The article still reads like a mere list of inter-Wiki links. I am fully aware that the issue is wrought in controversy, but such a controversial topic might deserve a fuller article than the amputated list it is now, no? --Tirolion 12:16, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Zaidi Shia

I see we are missing Zaidis - A group of Shia that is very similar to Hanafis in terms of Fiqh.

I once asked a (Yemeni) Zaidi about their fiqh (and the fact that he was willing to pray behind Sunnis whereas most Iraqi Shiahs weren't) and he mentioned there had been a split some time in the past between those who decided to stay close to Shiah fiqh and those who came adopted understandings closer to the Sunni opinion. I'd be interested to hear more about what they actually practice but I've not come acroos any English sources about them. Incidentally the Zaidi madhhab has nothing to do with the Zaidis of the Indian subcontinent. 86.140.215.96 00:05, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Salman

Why was the reference to Salman removed? --Striver 16:40, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Salman al Farsi is not the grandfather of Abu Hanifa. --Truthpedia 19:20, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Merge from Islamic Jurisprudence?

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Hi, I am not islamic, but I have come across the Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence article as part of my effort to resolve Backlogged maintenance. The merge proposal has been up since Jan/06 and I would like to have a discussion to resolve the matter one way or the other. Can someone answer if Fiqh is an Arabic word that has a literal English translation? Does Fiqh mean Islamic Jurisprudence? Alan.ca 08:51, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Move to Islamic Jurisprudence

Since this is the english wikipedia and not the Arabic wikipedia, can we move this article to the english name?--Sefringle 00:26, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fiqh → Islamic Jurisprudence – {this is english wikipedia, not arabic wikipedia. The english name makes more sense for this article}--Sefringle 02:31, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Survey

Add "* Support" or "* Oppose" or other opinion in the appropriate section followed by a brief explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~

Oppose - It is understandable is to use the translation. However, fiqh is more commonly used and some might be confused by the terminology. Just as Hadith is accepted on wikipedia, so should fiqh. In addition, fiqh has more than one meaning than just Islamic Jurisprudence. For instance, Abu Hanifa entitled his book on creed, "Fiqh al-Akbar." Fiqh has many meanings that Islamic Jurisprudence don't summarize.ZaydHammoudeh 20:18, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - For the same reasons stated above. Fiqh is much more well understood term than Islamic Jurisprudence which is a weak translation of only part of what the original Arabic term covers. --Nkv 12:13, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, both terms appear to be used in English-language sources, so I don't think using English here is completely necessary. Recury 14:29, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support, Islamic Jurisprudence is the accepted academic subject for discussing fiqh. Though fiqh may have varying usages linguistically, that does not prohibit it from moving this page. Fiqh al-Akbar is a book about creed so should appear under the article under creed (imaan/aqeedah) - however the technical usage has developed and become used in a specialised sense which this article is about, and that is Islamic Jurisprudence. Zaf159 14:31, 09 April 2007

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

It was requested that this article be renamed but there was no consensus for it be moved. --Stemonitis 13:30, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]