Write a short note on Ijma under Muslim Law.

Question: Write a short note on Ijma under Muslim Law.

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The term Ijma means a consensus, i.e. the agreement between all on a particular point of fact or law. When all the judges in the Supreme Court unanimously agree to a point and pronounce judgment on that point, it becomes a precedent and a binding law. Similarly, Ijma is a concept of law made by the consensus of all Islamic jurists or other persons of knowledge and skill.

It is based on the belief that when all the most revered persons of the society having maximum knowledge of the Quran have together taken a decision, it should be for the benefit of the Muslim community.

Like Sunnah was mostly founded and followed by Shia Muslims, Ijma is followed by the Sunni sect. Ijma comes after the Quran and Sunnah as a source of Islamic law. The Sunni Muslims believed that Ijma is as important as the Quran or the Sunna because it constitutes the united and congruent opinion of all the Muslims. However, the Shia sect believed that the Ijams are not free from errors and cannot be relied on.

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