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Fiqh vs Ijtihad - What's the difference?

fiqh | ijtihad |

In islam terms the difference between fiqh and ijtihad

is that fiqh is jurisprudence in the Islamic law, shari'a while ijtihad is 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.

fiqh

English

(wikipedia fiqh)

Noun

  • (Islam) Jurisprudence in the Islamic law, shari'a.

    • Anagrams

    * English words containing Q not followed by U

    ijtihad

    English

    Noun

  • (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

    • See also

    * ("ijtihad" on Wikipedia)