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ijtihadIn Islamic law, the analysis of problems not covered precisely in the Qur'an, the Hadith, or the scholarly consensus called the ijma'. In the early Muslim scholarly community, every jurist had the right to exercise such original thinking, but the growth of legal schools prompted Sunnite Muslim authorities to declare that the principal legal issues had been settled by the 10th century. Shi'ite Muslims have always recognized ijtihad, and jurists considered learned enough for this kind of analysis have great authority. In the 20th century an attempt was made to restore ijtihad among Sunnites to help Islam adapt to the modern world. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Islamic jurisprudence has a tradition of ijtihad -- an independent and contextual interpretation of the Quran and hadith, the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad -- which allows consideration of culture as a changing concept. Organised by the University of Kashmir in collaboration with the Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi, the event saw religious scholars and academicians deliberating on the ways to explore means and methods of Ijtihad (the analysis of problems not covered precisely in the Qur'an) to find solutions to contemporary problems in the light of original sources of Sharia (Quran and Sunnah). The closing of the gates of Ijtihad would thus usher in the era of what Karen Armstrong (6) calls, the "conservative spirit. |
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