Part of a series on Islam Usul al-fiqh (The Roots of Jurisprudence)

Fiqh

Qur'an and Sunnah Taqlid (imitation) Ijtihad (interpretation) Ijma (consensus) Madh'hab (school of law) Minhaj (method) Qiyas (analogical reasoning) Urf (society custom) Islamic jurisprudence Bid‘ah (innovation) Madrasah (school/seminary) Ijazah (authorisation) Istihlal Istihsan (discretion) Risalah (dissertation)

Ahkam

Halal (legal) Wajib/Fard (obligatory, duty) Mustahabb (favoured) Mubah (neutral) Makruh (disliked, abominable) Haraam (illegal, prohibited) Baatil (void, incorrect) Fasiq (corrupt)

Scholarly titles

Mujtahid (scholar of islamic law with comprehensive understanding of the texts and reality) Marja (authority) Alim (scholar; pl. Ulema) Mufti (interpreter) Qadi (judge) Faqih (jurist) Muhaddith (narrator) Mullah Imam Mawlawi Sheikh Mujaddid (reviver) Hafiz Hujja Hakim Amir al-Mu'min in reg. hadith Maulana This box: view • talk •

Batil is an Arabic word meaning falsehood, and can be used to describe a nullified or invalid act or contract according to the sharia.

This Islam-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.