The differences between ijma and qiyas Ijma Qiyas. Definition Consensus of opinion of the companion of the prophet (sahabah), and the agreement reached on the decision taken by the learned muftis or the jurist on various Islamic matters. Legal principle introduced in order to derive at a logical conclusion of a certain law on a certain issue Ijma literally means to determine or to agree upon something. Technically, Ijma is defined as the unanimous agreement of the scholars and jurists of the Muslim community of any period following the demise of the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam. It is clear from its definition that Ijma can only occur after the demise of the Prophet What is Ijtihad, Qayas, and Ijma. What is the difference between them. When are they applied? Why Qayas is not accepted by legal experts? Answer. For an explanation of Ijtihad, please refer to one of my earlier responses. Qiyas (lit: drawing an analogy) is, in fact, a kind of Ijtehad. At the time of the death of the Prophet, there was a quarrel between the two groups for imamate (the temporal leadership of the religion). He discussed the science of Islamic law and interpretation such as Ijma'a (Consensus), Qiyas (Analogy), Ijthihad (Personal reasoning) Isthihsan (Juristic preference) and Ikhthilaf (Disagreement) in a As nouns the difference between ijma and ijtihad is that ijma is (islam) the consensus of the muslim community while ijtihad is (islam) the process of muslim jurists making a legal decision by independent interpretation of the qur'an and the sunna; such a jurist is a mujtahid. As for Qiyas, there is a dispute since it is contrary to being zanni, yet the majority accepts Qiyas as an acceptable sanad for ijma'. They stated that even if hadith ahad is zanni, it is regarded as a legitimate sanad for ijma'. Moreover, qiyas follows its logic according to its asl (origin) in the Qur'an and sunnah. What are the difference between ijma and qiyas? The primary sources, accepted universally by all Muslims, are the Qur'an and the Sunnah. It is however, in fields that they are silent that the secondary sources are to be used, thus the Ijma (consensus of opinion of scholars) and the Qiyas (laws derived through analogical deduction -analogy). Ref: Qiyaas. Qiyaas is a term used when determining the 'root-cause' of the process to do Ijtehaad. Qiyaas is a process whereby a clear ruling of the permissibility or impermissibility of an act or thing is applied to an issue closest related to it. The Sharia is the Islamic Religious Law that is based upon the Sunnah, the Koran, the Ijma, and the Qiyas. The Meaning of IjmaIJMA' means consensus, that is, acceptance of a matter by a specified More specific sources discussing the methodologies below can be found by searching these terms: ijma, qiyas, istihsan, istihab, urf. Ijma (general consensus of opinion from among the companions of Muhammad or the learned scholars) Qiyas (analogical reasoning/deduction) Istihsan (juristic preference to ensure equity/public interest) TSauUs.