"ijtihad" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ijtihads [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic اِجْتِهَاد (ijtihād, “diligence”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|اِجْتِهَاد||diligence}} Arabic اِجْتِهَاد (ijtihād, “diligence”), {{root|en|ar|ج ه د}} Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ijtihad (countable and uncountable, plural ijtihads)
  1. (Islam) The process of Muslim jurists or scholars making a legal or scientific judgment by independent reasoning from the Qur'an and the Sunna; discretion. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Islam Related terms: mujtahid
    Sense id: en-ijtihad-en-noun-3w-9jgTT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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