Ijtihad
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Ijtihad (lit. physical or mental effort, expended in a particular activity) is an Islamic legal term referring to independent reasoning or the thorough exertion of a jurist's mental faculty in finding a solution to a legal question. It is contrasted with taqlid (imitation, conformity to legal precedent).
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See also
- Marja'
- Grand Ayatollahs
- Islamic Golden Age
- Liberal movements within Islam
- Istihsan
- List of Islamic terms in Arabic
- Biblical Hermeneutics
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