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Definition of Ijtihad

1. Noun. The endeavor of a Moslem scholar to derive a rule of divine law from the Koran and Hadith without relying on the views of other scholars; by the end of the 10th century theologians decided that debate on such matters would be closed and Muslim theology and law were frozen. "Some reform-minded Islamic scholars believe that reopening ijtihad is a prerequisite for the survival of Islam"

Definition of Ijtihad

1. Noun. (Islam) the process of Muslim jurists making a legal decision by independent interpretation of the Qur'an and the Sunna; such a jurist is a mujtahid ¹

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Definition of Ijtihad

1. the use of reasoning in Islamic law [n -S]

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Literary usage of Ijtihad

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Women and the Glorious Qur'an: An Analytical Study of Women-related Verses by Gunawan Adnan (2004)
"It is clear, of course, that human ijtihad may not fall below the minimum limit or above the maximum limit mentioned above. In this connection, one may ask ..."

2. Water Management in Islam by Naser I. Faruqui, Asit K. Biswas, Murad J. Bino (2001)
"Essentially, ijtihad is the development of Sharia from its sources (that is, the Quran and ... The five tools used to carry out ijtihad are qiyas (analogy), ..."

3. The Development of Modern Turkey as Measured by Its Press by Ahmet Emin Yalman (1914)
"Magazines of a serious character were rather small in number. The most prominent was the ijtihad (Free Search) published by Dr. Abdullah ..."

4. The Christian Approach to Islam by James Levi Barton (1918)
"... the Sheikh el-Islam, the Ulema, the Ministers and the Notables, one of their papers called the ijtihad published in Constantinople unworthy things about ..."

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