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Ijtihād (Independent Legal Reasoning)

The exertion of a qualified jurist's utmost effort to derive a legal ruling from the sources.

The exertion of a qualified jurist's utmost effort to derive a legal ruling from the sources.

Key passages(20)

Masabih Sunna · al-Baghawi

Very high

Talkhis Fi Usul Fiqh · Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni

Very high

Ciddat Usul · Shaykh al-Tusi

High

Futuhat Makkiyya · Ibn Arabi

High

Ijtihad Min Talkhis · Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni

High

Jimac Cilm · al-Shafi'i

High

Mankhul · al-Ghazali

High

Rafc Malam · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Bayan Talbis Jahmiyya · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Tabsira Fi Usul Fiqh · Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi

High

Mucjam Kabir · Sulayman al-Tabarani

High

Musawwada Fi Usul Fiqh · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Rawdat Nazir · Ibn Qudama

High

Dharica · al-Sharif al-Murtada

High

Sharh Usul Khamsa · al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar

High

Nafais Usul · al-Qarafi

High
Furuq 181explains

Furuq · al-Qarafi

Moderate

Ihkam Fi Usul Ahkam · Ibn Hazm

Moderate

Musannaf · Abd al-Razzaq al-San'ani

Moderate

Musannaf · Ibn Abi Shayba

Moderate