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Tafsir vs Ijtihad - What's the difference?

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.

tafsir

English

Noun

(wikipedia tafsir) (tafsir)
  • (Islam) grammatical, historical, allegorical or traditional interpretations of the Qur'an

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    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)