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The 41 pages that link to Ijtihad, each with the reason it gives.

• Islamic jurisprudenceRelated: It describes the effort through which jurists formulate rulings from legal evidence.

• ShariaRelated: It is a central means of applying Sharia to changing circumstances.

• FiqhRelated: It describes the interpretive effort through which fiqh develops.

• Twelver Shi'ismRelated: Jurists use ijtihad to address questions not settled by direct access to the imam.

• Usul al-fiqhRelated: It is the act of reasoning whose rules and limits usul al-fiqh investigates.

• Islamic modernismBroader topic: Modernists revived it as a means of addressing new circumstances without abandoning Islamic authority.

• MadhhabRelated: It describes the interpretive work that helped form and sustain legal traditions.

• FatwaRelated: Ijtihad may inform a fatwa, but names the reasoning rather than the resulting opinion.

• TaqlidCompared with: Its contrast with taqlid distinguishes deriving a ruling from following an established authority.

• IjmaRelated: Independent reasoning supplies the judgments whose agreement may constitute ijma.

• Malik ibn AnasRelated: Malik's judgments exemplified disciplined reasoning alongside transmitted authority.

• Ja'far al-SadiqRelated: Later Ja'fari legal thought treats qualified reasoning as a method of jurisprudence.

• Maqasid al-ShariaRelated: Maqasid informs juristic judgment when applying law to new circumstances.

• IstihsanNarrower topic: Istihsan operates within the broader practice of juristic reasoning, rather than replacing it.

• ShuraRelated: Shura can involve collective reasoning where sources leave room for judgment.

• Ibn TaymiyyaRelated: His legal work defended renewed reasoning rather than unquestioning conformity to inherited opinions.

• Islamic feminismRelated: Renewed reasoning offers a framework for revisiting gender-discriminatory legal conclusions.

• MaslahaNarrower topic: Maslaha is one possible consideration within this broader practice of legal derivation.

• Islamic lawRelated: It shows how legal interpretation addresses questions not resolved by explicit texts.

• Rashid RidaRelated: Rida argued for renewed reasoning to address changing conditions rather than rely solely on inherited rulings.

• HawzaRelated: Advanced training aims to develop the methods needed for independent jurisprudential reasoning.

• ZaydismRelated: Zaydi imams are expected to possess substantial religious knowledge and legal judgment.

• Bid'ahRelated: Scholarly reasoning shapes judgments about new practices and their religious status.

• Islamic ethicsRelated: It enables ethical and legal reasoning when new cases arise.

• Muhammad IqbalRelated: Iqbal argued that renewed ijtihad could help Muslim societies respond to modern conditions.

• IstislahNarrower topic: Istislah is a particular approach that may be used within broader juristic effort.

• MujtahidNarrower topic: A mujtahid is defined by the capacity to perform this form of legal reasoning.

• ImamateRelated: In traditions without an accessible living imam, scholarly reasoning helps address religious questions.

• Marja'iyyaRelated: A marja's authority rests on recognized capacity for independent legal reasoning.

• Muhammad AbduhRelated: Abduh treated renewed reasoning as necessary for addressing changing conditions.

• Islamic fundamentalismCompared with: Debates over renewed interpretation distinguish reformist reasoning from claims to restore established precedent.

• Islam and democracyRelated: Its scope affects whether Islamic legal thought can adapt to democratic institutions and changing circumstances.

• Islamic reformRelated: Reformers often argue that renewed ijtihad can address circumstances not covered by inherited rulings.

• Hizb ut-TahrirRelated: The organization’s founder developed its political positions through a claimed program of Islamic reasoning.

• Ibn Qayyim al-JawziyyaRelated: His works defend juristic reasoning rather than restricting law to inherited rulings.

• AhkamRelated: Debates about who may exercise it affect how new ahkam are established.

• Islamic schools and branchesRelated: Debates about who may exercise ijtihad shape legal authority across schools.

• Ja'fari schoolRelated: Ja'fari jurists apply independent legal reasoning to questions not settled by explicit texts.

• Shaykh TusiNarrower topic: Tusi helped establish a larger role for juristic reasoning in Twelver legal interpretation.

• Sources of ShariaRelated: It is the reasoning process through which jurists apply the sources.

• Tariq RamadanRelated: Ramadan presents renewed interpretation as a way to address contemporary Muslim circumstances.