The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2440 page)

sallekhan
): see also
ASCETICISM
.

 
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(Arab., ‘fear, guard against’). The dispensation for Muslims which allows them to conceal their faith when under persecution or threat or compulsion.
Among the
Sh
‘a
, taq
ya is equally, if not more, prominent, despite the redemptive beliefs focused on the death of
al-
usain
. One should not seek a martyrdom which serves no purpose: the prior obligation is to preserve oneself for the faith and for the community. In a situation of
jih
d
, taq
ya no longer has the same priority.

 
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(Arab.,
qallada
, ‘put a rope on the neck of an animal’). A word, in Islam, for authority in matters of religion, and particularly for the obligation to recognize established positions in f
qh.

 
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