taqleed(m): blind imitation, conformity

Description of taqleed: Taqleed is the act in Islamic jurisprudence of accepting a qualified scholar's legal ruling or fatwa without demanding or knowing the underlying evidences from Quran and Sunnah. Unlike ijtihad, which requires personal scholarly expertise to derive rulings directly from primary sources, taqleed is prescribed for laypeople lacking such qualifications. Differs from ittiba', which involves following a ruling after understanding and verifying its evidence, whereas taqleed entails unquestioning adherence. In classical