a specialist in religious law; a jurist (pl. fuqaha')
jurist. One who is learned in fiqh.
pl. fuqaha', a man learned in knowledge of fiqh who by virtue of his knowledge can give a legal judgement.
(Arabic) An expert in Islamic jurisprudence.
A Faqih (plural Fuqaha') (Arabic: Ùقيه, pl. Ùقهاء) is an expert in fiqh, or, Islamic jurisprudence.