taqlid

English

Alternative forms

• taqleed

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic تَقْلِيد (taqlīd, “imitation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tækˈliːd/

Noun

taqlid (uncountable)

1. (Islam) Conformity to traditional legal decisions in Shari'a jurisprudence.

   • 2000: Muslims must not imagine that their sole duty was taqlid, the emulation of a jurist. — Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God (Harper 2004, p. 128)