This article first of all examines many concepts of Ijma‘ which has not been agreed on its definition. Accordingly, it collects references as many as possible for its importance and authority, necessary conditions and several well-known examples, an...
This article first of all examines many concepts of Ijma‘ which has not been agreed on its definition. Accordingly, it collects references as many as possible for its importance and authority, necessary conditions and several well-known examples, and then it rearranges the definition that “Ijma‘ is the agreement of the majority (or all) of Muslim community in the period of time when a certain incident will be happened.” Next it explores the possibility of the application of Ijma‘ to the modern times through the concept of collective Ijtihad as a means for modern new legal judgments.