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mujtihad

/mʊdʒ.təˈhɑːd/

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noun

/mʊdʒ.təˈhɑːd/C2formallegal
  • ruИсламский учёный, занимающийся иджтихадом — процессом выведения правил божественного закона из священных текстов мусульман.

An Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the process of deriving rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts.

  1. Islamic legal scholarC2formal

    A qualified Islamic scholar who performs ijtihad, the independent reasoning used to derive legal rulings from the Quran and Hadith.

    ruМуджтахид

    • The mujtihad issued a new ruling based on his interpretation of the sacred texts.
    • Only a highly trained mujtihad can perform ijtihad on complex legal matters.
    • Historically, a mujtihad was respected for their deep knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence.