tafsir |
ijtihad |
In islam|lang=en terms the difference between tafsir and ijtihad
is that
tafsir is (islam) grammatical, historical, allegorical or traditional interpretations of the qur'an while
ijtihad is (islam) the process of muslim jurists making a legal decision by independent interpretation of the qur'an and the sunna; such a jurist is a mujtahid.
As nouns the difference between tafsir and ijtihad
is that
tafsir is (islam) grammatical, historical, allegorical or traditional interpretations of the qur'an while
ijtihad is (islam) the process of muslim jurists making a legal decision by independent interpretation of the qur'an and the sunna; such a jurist is a mujtahid.