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ijarah

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A non-binding exchange contract concerning ownership of a benefit related to the services of a human being or sale of a movable object, but not concerning land, houses, ships, or animals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Islamic finance

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History

Etymology

From Arabic إِجَارَة (ʔijāra, “rent”).