أما الأول: فهو بمنزلة آية من كتاب الله تعالى.
The first form is ranked like a verse of the Book of Allah.
The expression bi-manzilat indicates a comparison of probative authority; it does not turn consensus into recited revelation. The Quran is revelation, whereas ijma is an established agreement of qualified jurists.
The practical point is the very high authority given to this confirmed category. A new individual analogy is not treated as a competing authority capable of overturning it.
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Authority, Ranks and Composite Forms of Ijma
أما الأول: فهو بمنزلة آية من كتاب الله تعالى.
The first form is ranked like a verse of the Book of Allah.
The expression bi-manzilat indicates a comparison of probative authority; it does not turn consensus into recited revelation. The Quran is revelation, whereas ijma is an established agreement of qualified jurists.
The practical point is the very high authority given to this confirmed category. A new individual analogy is not treated as a competing authority capable of overturning it.