ijtihad (independent reasoning)

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:appliesTo interpretation of Sharia
gptkbp:contrastsWith taqlid
gptkbp:encouragedIn Shia Islam
gptkbp:etymology Arabic root J-H-D (to strive, to exert effort)
gptkbp:involves independent reasoning
gptkbp:originatedIn early Islamic period
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:mujtahid
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:Sunni_Islam_(post-classical_period)
gptkbp:purpose derive legal rulings
gptkbp:relatedTo fiqh
gptkbp:requires deep knowledge of Quran and Hadith
gptkbp:statusInModernTimes subject of debate among scholars
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sunni_Modernism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ijtihad (independent reasoning)