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[edit] title

This page has been moved from "maddhab" to "madhhab".

The pronunciation is like "mahth-hab" (where the "th" is like the "th" in "there"), rather than "mad-thab", which is how it looks now. The "dh" denotes the "th" sound as in "there". - Fred Rice March 24, 2004

Why not rename it to Mahz-hab or something? --Striver 15:41, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
I suggest moving the page to Madh′hab instead of Madh'hab. It might not seem like a big deal, but it's technically correct to use the prime symbol and not the apostrophe. The apostrophe represents the hamza, and the prime symbol is the designated symbol for this. It's also used for Arabic: سه (s′h) to differentiate between that and Arabic: ش (sh). Cuñado - Talk 23:12, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Other Madhabs?

Are not Zaiddiyah, Ibadi, Zahiri also described as madhabs? Perhaps there are others? Шизомби 10:10, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

They're not actually. They're considered schools of thought or perhaps sects. Classically however, Sunni Islam has just 4 Madhabs. --Nkv 12:04, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Map?

Wouldn't it be nice to have a map in the article depicting the main areas of the world where each madhhab is most highly represented? -- 85.179.165.16 17:46, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Salafi Islam

I removed the term "school" following the parenthetical statement discussing itjihad, as it seems somewhat erroneous to refer to Salafi Islam as a "school" relative to the actual Madh'hab when translating that word as "schools" as well. Does anyone disagree with this or have a different perspective?

I agree with your edit. MezzoMezzo 18:48, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jafari being a Madhhab?

I posted that Jafari is a madhhab due to the fact that the SUNNI islamic university Al-Azhar made a statement concerning the Jafari school, stating that it is a valid and recognized madhhab. I listed sources in the article. Sikandros (talk) 21:12, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

They recognized it as a madhhab, but not as a SUNNI madhhab. In fact, the very reference you used was the Al-Azhar Shia Fatwa which even notes that while Al Azhar considers it a legitimate madhhab, it is stil a SHI'A madhhab, and that they don't consider the fact that it is Shi'a to make it illegitimate. Seriously man, this is basic stuff any Muslim (Sunni or Shi'a) over the age of five could tell you. That you persist in this is quite ridiculous. In fact two of the sources you used were Shi'a sources explaining their madhhab.
You also threatened to report it as vandalism if I remove your mistake again. You need to review the official Wikipedia:Vandalism policy, as you don't seem to understand it at all. Any good faith edit, whether correct or incorrect, is not vandalism; vandalism is the intentional compromising of Wikipedia's integrity.
Look, if you want to get mediation on this then i'm down but I warn you this is going to reflect VERY poorly on you as an editor. The Jafari is a SHI'A madhhab, this is noted in every one of your own four sources aside from being common knowledge of anyone with even a basic understanding of Islam. MezzoMezzo (talk) 04:47, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

as-Salamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatu

Brother, insults will get you nowhere. The concept of a madhhab does not exist in Shi'ah Islam, therefore, they have no madhhab. The term used by Sunnis to describe the practices of the Shi'ah is Ja'fari. If a group of Sunnis followed the Ja'fari madhhab, they would be termed Ja'faris, just as one who follows Maliki would be a Maliki. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sikandros (talk • contribs) 06:21, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

I did find it strange that Jafari was in both Sunni and Shi'a sections. From what I know, there are 4 Sunni maddhabs (not including Jafari). Hence, I propose that Jafari be removed from the Sunni section. If a Sunni were to follow the Jafari rulings, then they may be called a Jafari, but this doesn't mean that Jafari is a 'school' in the sense that the other 4 are schools. In Wikipedia, we present mainstream views as far as possible. Sikandros, I believe your edits to be well-meaning, but I can assure you that the 'Jafari being a Sunni school of thought' is a very unconventional/erroneous viewpoint. As such, I strongly recommend that the Jafari content in the Sunni section be removed. Thanks. W'sam. MP (talk•contribs) 14:37, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Ja'fari is a Shi'a madhab, not a Sunni madhab - and needs to be presented as such. ITAQALLAH 15:38, 27 December 2007 (UTC)