ijtihad | (noun) the endeavor of a Muslim scholar to derive a rule of divine law from the Koran and Hadith without relying on the views of other scholars; by the end of the 10th century theologians decided that debate on such matters would be closed and Muslim theology and law were frozen | - |
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jihad | (noun) a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal | Synonyms: jehad |
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mujtihad | (noun) an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts | - |
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