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4) The mujtahid must have a precise understanding of comparison, because the essence of ijtihad is comparison. For this reason, the mujtahid must know all the types, conditions, and judgments of comparison with details. 5) The mujtahid must also be acquainted with the customs.
Ijtihad literally means "to endeavor, strive, put oneself out, work hard." In Islamic legal terminology it means “the process of deriving the laws of the shari'ah from its sources.”. Mujtahid means a person who does ijtihad or who is an expert of Islamic laws. Fiqh literally means knowledge, and in Islamic terminology it means the ...
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A "mujtahid" or "faqih" refers to someone who has the ability to deduce jurisprudential rulings from reliable sources. The process of deducing such rulings from evidence or the ability to do so is called "ijtihad".
According to different distinctions, a mujtahid can be of the following types: Absolute mujtahid:a mujtahid who has the ability to deduce jurisprudential rulings and has, through this process, deduced the majority of jurisprudential rulings. Partial mujtahid: a mujtahid who has the ability to deduce jurisprudential rulings in certain parts of fiqh ...
According to the fatwas of faqihs, a person who is not a mujtahid should either follow a mujtahid, that is, he or she should practice his or her religious obligations in accordance with a mujtahid's views, or should practice precaution, that is, he or she should act in such a way that it is assured that he or she has done the obligation.In order fo...
In recent centuries, it has been customary for graduates of Islamic seminaries to be verified as mujtahids orally or in writing by their masters when they obtained mastery of fiqh. The verification is called "permission for ijtihad".
There have been many faqihs throughout the history of the Shiite fiqh. Below are the best-known such faqihs in the order of the dates of their deaths:
In Shiite jurisprudential writings, faqihs who lived prior to al-Shaykh al-Tusi are usually referred to as "qudama' (ancient), from al-Shaykh al-Tusi to, and not including, al-'Allama al-Hilli, are referred to as "mutaqaddimun" (early), and from al-'Allama al-Hilli to those prior to the first generation of contemporary faqihs are referred to as "mu...
A mujtahid (Arabic: مُجْتَهِد, "diligent") is an individual who is qualified to exercise ijtihad in the evaluation of Islamic law. The female equivalent is a mujtahida . In general mujtahids must have an extensive knowledge of Arabic, the Qur'an, the Sunnah , and legal theory ( Usul al-fiqh ). [91]
Jun 14, 2008 · Ijtihaad may be focused on a narrow area, so a person may research one issue of knowledge and examine it thoroughly, and become a mujtahid with regard to that issue, or he could focus on one aspect of knowledge, such as issues having to do with tahaarah (purification), which he researches and examines, and thus becomes a mujtahid in that area.
May 14, 2023 · A mujtahid is an Islamic scholar who has achieved the highest level of expertise in interpreting Sacred Law. The mujtahid is qualified to derive legal rulings from the primary sources: the Quran, the Sunna, and other sources of Islamic jurisprudence. [Hitu, al-Wajiz Fi ‘Usul al-Tashri‘ al-Islami; Murad, Understanding the Four Madhhabs]
Apr 16, 2011 · In all of its different applications, the term denotes the expenditure of mental and intellectual effort. A mujtahid, therefore, is a scholar who researches and studies all of the sources, information, statistics, and available material about a subject until he/she is satisfied that he/she has done everything to learn about the subject in question.
