Ahkam
Sign in to saveAhkam (, plural of '''', ) is an Islamic term with several meanings. In the Quran, the word hukm'' is variously used to mean arbitration, judgement, authority, or God's will. In the early Islamic period, the Kharijites gave it political connotations by declaring that they accept only the hukm of God (). The word acquired new meanings in the course of Islamic history, being used to refer to worldly executive power or to a court decision.
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10 sectionsContents
- Five ruling types
- Examples of each ruling
- General considerations
- Emergency conditions
- Fatwa
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- External links
Ahkam (, plural of '''', ) is an Islamic term with several meanings. In the Quran, the word hukm'' is variously used to mean arbitration, judgement, authority, or God's will. In the early Islamic period, the Kharijites gave it political connotations by declaring that they accept only the hukm of God (). The word acquired new meanings in the course of Islamic history, being used to refer to worldly executive power or to a court decision.
Ahkam commonly refers to specific Quranic rules, or to the legal rulings/judgements/decisions derived using the methodology of fiqh. Sharia rulings fall into one of five categories known as "the five decisions" (al-aḥkām al-khamsa): mandatory (farḍ or wājib), recommended (mandūb or mustaḥabb), neutral/permissible (mubāḥ), disliked (makrūh), and forbidden (ḥarām).