The Principle of Ijtihad in Islam

How the faqih's outlook on the world affects the legal opinions he issues The work of a faqih and mujtahid is the deduction and derivation of the precepts [of...

How the faqih's outlook on the world affects the l...

The Principle of Ijtihad in Islam by : Murtada Mutahhari Translated by : John Cooper Introduction What is ijtihad? The kind of ijtihad which is forbidden by the shari'a Ijtihad...

The Principle of Ijtihad in Islam by : Murtada M...

The kind of taqlid that is forbidden by the shari'a Let us now turn to taqlid. It is [as was said before] of two kinds: licit and illicit [in...

The kind of taqlid that is forbidden by the shari'...

Ijtihad permitted by the shari'a The word ijtihad was used until the fifth hijri century with this particular meaning, i.e., with the meaning of qiyas and ijtihad al-ra'y, a...

Ijtihad permitted by the shari'a The word ijtihad...

Introduction The article hereunder translated into English, first appeared in the collection "Bahthi dar bara-yi Marja'iyat wa Ruhaniyat"1, which was reviewed by Lambton2. This volume contained essays by figures...

Introduction The article hereunder translated int...