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bid'a

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

heretical innovation in Islamic religious beliefs or worship

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بِدْعَة (bidʕa) — heresy
  • Indonesian: bidah — heresy
  • Indonesian: bidat — heresy
  • Kazakh: бидғат (bidğat) — heresy
  • Persian: بِدْعَت (bid'at /bed'at) — heresy
  • Punjabi: ਬਿੱਦਤ (biddat) — heresy
  • Punjabi: بِدْعَت (bidʻat) — heresy
  • Tajik: бидъат (bid'at) — heresy
  • Turkish: bidat — heresy
  • Urdu: بِدْعَت (bid'at) — heresy
  • Uzbek: bidʻat — heresy