Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Islamic legal scholar
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam |
| gptkbp:authority |
Can perform independent legal reasoning
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| gptkbp:defines |
A mujtahid is a person qualified to exercise ijtihad, or independent reasoning, in the interpretation of Islamic law (sharia).
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| gptkbp:eligibility |
Expertise in Quran, Hadith, Arabic language, and principles of jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh)
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| gptkbp:etymology |
Derived from the Arabic root 'jahada' meaning 'to strive' or 'to exert effort'.
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
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| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Classical Islamic era
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
mujtahid
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| gptkbp:importantFor |
Authority to issue fatwas
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Arabic
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| gptkbp:level |
Mujtahid fi al-madhhab (mujtahid within a school)
Mujtahid muqayyad (restricted mujtahid) Mujtahid mutlaq (absolute mujtahid) |
| gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Abu_Hanifa
gptkb:Ahmad_ibn_Hanbal gptkb:Al-Shafi'i gptkb:Malik_ibn_Anas |
| gptkbp:oppositeConcept |
muqallid
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| gptkbp:plural |
gptkb:mujtahideen
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| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
gptkb:mujtahideen
ijtihad |
| gptkbp:role |
Derives legal rulings from Islamic sources
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ijtihad
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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