منهج

Arabic

Etymology

Compare cognate Hebrew מנהג (minhāḡ), which may have influenced the religious sense (though the Arabic word as such is probably native from the root ن ه ج (n-h-j)).

Noun

مَنْهَج or مِنْهَج • (manhaj or minhaj) m (plural مَنَاهِج (manāhij))

1. specific manner of doing something; methodology; system; programme
2. (religion, especially Islam) doctrine; a body of stances, particularly on matters of ritual, but also theology, law, etc. (as taught by a denomination or an indivual scholar)

Declension

Declension of noun مَنْهَج (manhaj)‎; مِنْهَج (minhaj)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَنْهَج‎; مِنْهَج manhaj‎; minhaj	الْمَنْهَج‎; الْمِنْهَج al-manhaj‎; al-minhaj	مَنْهَج‎; مِنْهَج manhaj‎; minhaj
Nominative	مَنْهَجٌ‎; مِنْهَجٌ manhajun‎; minhajun	الْمَنْهَجُ‎; الْمِنْهَجُ al-manhaju‎; al-minhaju	مَنْهَجُ‎; مِنْهَجُ manhaju‎; minhaju
Accusative	مَنْهَجًا‎; مِنْهَجًا manhajan‎; minhajan	الْمَنْهَجَ‎; الْمِنْهَجَ al-manhaja‎; al-minhaja	مَنْهَجَ‎; مِنْهَجَ manhaja‎; minhaja
Genitive	مَنْهَجٍ‎; مِنْهَجٍ manhajin‎; minhajin	الْمَنْهَجِ‎; الْمِنْهَجِ al-manhaji‎; al-minhaji	مَنْهَجِ‎; مِنْهَجِ manhaji‎; minhaji
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَنْهَجَيْن‎; مِنْهَجَيْن manhajayn‎; minhajayn	الْمَنْهَجَيْن‎; الْمِنْهَجَيْن al-manhajayn‎; al-minhajayn	مَنْهَجَيْ‎; مِنْهَجَيْ manhajay‎; minhajay
Nominative	مَنْهَجَانِ‎; مِنْهَجَانِ manhajāni‎; minhajāni	الْمَنْهَجَانِ‎; الْمِنْهَجَانِ al-manhajāni‎; al-minhajāni	مَنْهَجَا‎; مِنْهَجَا manhajā‎; minhajā
Accusative	مَنْهَجَيْنِ‎; مِنْهَجَيْنِ manhajayni‎; minhajayni	الْمَنْهَجَيْنِ‎; الْمِنْهَجَيْنِ al-manhajayni‎; al-minhajayni	مَنْهَجَيْ‎; مِنْهَجَيْ manhajay‎; minhajay
Genitive	مَنْهَجَيْنِ‎; مِنْهَجَيْنِ manhajayni‎; minhajayni	الْمَنْهَجَيْنِ‎; الْمِنْهَجَيْنِ al-manhajayni‎; al-minhajayni	مَنْهَجَيْ‎; مِنْهَجَيْ manhajay‎; minhajay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَنَاهِج manāhij	الْمَنَاهِج al-manāhij	مَنَاهِج manāhij
Nominative	مَنَاهِجُ manāhiju	الْمَنَاهِجُ al-manāhiju	مَنَاهِجُ manāhiju
Accusative	مَنَاهِجَ manāhija	الْمَنَاهِجَ al-manāhija	مَنَاهِجَ manāhija
Genitive	مَنَاهِجَ manāhija	الْمَنَاهِجِ al-manāhiji	مَنَاهِجِ manāhiji

References

• Ahrens, Karl (1930) “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎^[1] (in German), volume 84, page 22