Ijtihad (Independent Reasoning in Islamic Law): Difference between revisions

A '''Mujtahid''' (مجتهد‎, ''’muğtahid'') is a Muslim jurist who is sufficiently qualified in [[fiqh]] (Islamic jurisprudence)  in order to interpret the [[Sharia]] (as found in the [[Qur'an]] and [[Hadith]]) such that they can generate [[Islamic Law|Islamic law]]. The practice of a mujtahid is called [[Ijtihad|''ijtihad'']]. Alternative conceptions of the nature of divine authority between the [[Sunni]] and [[Shi'ite]] sects of Islam means that the qualifications and activity (ijtihad) of mujtahids are imagined differently.