منهج

Arabic

Etymology

Compare cognate Hebrew מנהג (minhāḡ), which may have influenced the religious sense (though the Arabic word as such is probably native from the root ن ه ج (n-h-j)).

Noun

مَنْهَج or مِنْهَج (manhaj or minhaj) m (plural مَنَاهِج (manāhij))

  1. specific manner of doing something; methodology; system; programme
  2. (religion, especially Islam) doctrine; a body of stances, particularly on matters of ritual, but also theology, law, etc. (as taught by a denomination or an indivual scholar)

Declension

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