Ijtihad in Contemporary Shi`ism

The adoption of the Mu`tazili school of “rationalist” theology and the institution of ijtihad enabled Shi`i legal theory to exhibit vibrancy and made it adaptable to changing contingencies and circumstances. But because Shi`i jurists did not face the challenge of governing a state, their juridical...

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Main Author: Hamid Mavani
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: International Institute of Islamic Thought 2010
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/630e779d968d4257b0cc636f85e6742a
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