Ijtihad
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ijtihad is a noun meaning (Islam) The process of Muslim jurists or scholars making a legal or scientific judgment by independent reasoning from the Qur'an and the Sunna; discretion.
Meaning
(Islam) The process of Muslim jurists or scholars making a legal or scientific judgment by independent reasoning from the Qur'an and the Sunna; discretion.
Word Forms
- ijtihads
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ijtihaad, mujtahid, taqlid, fiqh, fiqih, istikhara.
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