taqlid

English

Alternative forms

• taqleed, taklid

Etymology

From Arabic تَقْلِيد (taqlīd, “imitation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tækˈliːd/
• Rhymes: -iːd

Noun

taqlid (uncountable)

1. (Islam) Conformity to traditional legal decisions in Shari'a jurisprudence.
   • 2000, Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God, Harper, published 2004, page 128:

     Muslims must not imagine that their sole duty was taqlid, the emulation of a jurist.

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَقْلِيد (taqlīd, “imitation”).

Noun

taqlid (plural taqlidlar)

1. copy, imitation

Derived terms

• taqlidiy
• taqlidchi