madhhab
/məˈdab/ /ˈmaðhab/(also madhab) Islam
noun
Each of the schools of Sunni Islamic law, each of which is based on a particular system of interpretation of Islamic religious and legal texts.
- There are four orthodox madhhabs: the Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki, and Shafi'i..
Origin
1920s. From Arabic maḏhab way of thinking or acting; doctrine, opinion, legal system.