Definition of "taqlid" []

• Conformity to traditional legal decisions in Shari'a jurisprudence. (noun)

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• "Also referred to as marja taqlid, meaning literally one who is worthy of being imitated."
• "The Mu'tazilites, influenced by Greek philosophy and thought, emphasized reason and rational thinking (ijtihad), whereas the Asharites were more traditional and asserted imitation (taqlid)."
• "The main reason was that every political system needs legitimacy and the Asharite view of taqlid was more likely to approve of the existing system than the Mu'tazilite view of reason and questioning."