The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1116 page)

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Istikh
r
(Arab.). The prayer (
du‘
’) in Islam of one who is uncertain or undecided for divine guidance.
Isti
l
h
(Arab.). In Islamic law, the concept (not accepted by all schools of
shar
‘a
) of discerning the intended good of
Qur’
n
and
ad
th
injunctions in relation to the demands of human welfare (
ma
la
a
).

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