madhab
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَذْهَب (maḏhab, “way of going off; doctrine, school”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [ˈmæð.hæb]
- (Pakistan) IPA(key): [ˈmad.hab]
Noun
madhab (plural madhabs)
- An Islamic school of thought
- I follow the Zaydi madhab, while my family follows the Ja'fari or Ismaili madhab.
See also
- Zaydi, Twelver, Ismaili