Ijtihad

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:basisFor legal rulings in new situations
gptkbp:contrastsWith taqlid
gptkbp:debatedBy modern Islamic reform movements
gptkbp:defines independent reasoning in the interpretation of Islamic law
gptkbp:etymology Arabic root J-H-D (to strive, exert effort)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ijtihad
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Abu_Hanifa
gptkb:Ahmad_ibn_Hanbal
gptkb:Al-Shafi'i
gptkb:Malik_ibn_Anas
gptkbp:notPermittedFor unqualified individuals
gptkbp:opposedBy strict traditionalists
gptkbp:originatedIn early Islamic period
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:mujtahid
gptkbp:practicedIn Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Sharia
gptkb:Qiyas
gptkb:Usul_al-fiqh
ijtihad vs. taqlid debate
gptkbp:requires knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence
deep knowledge of Hadith
deep knowledge of Quran
knowledge of Arabic language
gptkbp:statusInIslam generally accepted
gptkbp:statusInModernTimes revived and debated
gptkbp:statusInShiaIslam highly emphasized
gptkbp:statusInSunniHistory considered closed by some scholars after 10th century
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence_(fiqh)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:marina
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4