Bid'a

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    heretical innovation in Islamic religious beliefs or worship

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic بَدَعَ (badaʕa) Arabic بِدْعَة (bidʕa)bor. English bid'a Borrowed from Arabic بِدْعَة (bidʕa).

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