The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2754 page)

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Zafu
(Jap., ‘sitting cushion’). Round, black cushion, on which
zazen
is practised: cf.
ZABUTON
.
Zagu
(death on the mat in Zen):
see
DAISHI
.
hiriy(y)a, al
.
Those who derive law governing Muslim life from the direct text (
hir) of the
Qur’
n
and
Sunna
. Their view rejected
hermeneutical
methods of relating Qur’
n and Sunna to life—not only
ray’y
,
isti
b
,
isti
s
n
, but also
qiy
s
; and
ijma‘
could only be accepted as the consensus of the
Companions
.

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