Which country embraces an Islamic concept called "ijtihad," or religious reasoning, which allows for modern interpretations of Islamic law, even legislation?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nathan Gonzalez: Who's Our Enemy Again?] Reference

But even here, ijtihad is not the first resort.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference

Ibrahim Ali closes the doors to 'ijtihad' | AB Sulaiman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Malaysiakini :: News] Reference

Institute for Social policy and understanding.www. ijtihad.org.    From Wordnik.com.  [Major Test for Muslims and Americans] Reference

I think this becomes apparent in a related word, ijtihad or "reasoning.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Jihad] Reference

So reformist Muslims can probably forget about reopening the gates of ijtihad anytime soon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gabriel Rotello: Huntington: 1 - Reformers: 0] Reference

He laid the groundwork to "shut the door of ijtihad" centuries later in the Ottoman Empire.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-10-01] Reference

In one of religious history's most ominous metaphors, they formally "closed the gates of ijtihad.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Gabriel Rotello: Huntington: 1 - Reformers: 0] Reference

This first reposting is with regard to the some questions concerning ijtihad (the original questions are in italics).    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference

At 2: 00 AM in the morning, we cannot leave you hanging in the cold waiting to go home, it would be inhuman.www. ijtihad.org.    From Wordnik.com.  [SHOULD MUSLIMS BE ALLOWED TO IMPOSE ISLAM ON AMERICANS?] Reference

Reforms were facilitated by the government's use of ijtihad, a critical approach to the interpretation of Islamic jurisprudence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ida Lichter, M.D.: Tunisian Revolt Could Threaten Women's Rights] Reference

Ziyana volunteered that Ali was committed to ijtihad, the reinterpretation of Islamic doctrine, particularly sharia, or Islamic law.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Education of Ali Al-Timimi] Reference

It is time for the President to be more honest, to acknowledge his mistakes and seek fresh ideas to resolve the crisis.www. ijtihad.org.    From Wordnik.com.  [Iraq: There is a Third Way] Reference

If there is no guidance to answer a question based upon the Qur'an or Sunnah, or through qiyas, only then is ijtihad supposed to be used.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference

This article is distributed by the Common Ground News Service (CGNews), and can be accessed at www. commongroundnews.org. www. ijtihad.org.    From Wordnik.com.  [America's gift: a new tradition in Islamic thinking] Reference

The world has benefited from the US sponsored global order; it is time for others to share its burden even as they enjoy its fruits.www. ijtihad.org.    From Wordnik.com.  [Global Order and Peace Making without the US] Reference

Muqtedar Khan is Director of Islamic Studies at the University of Delaware and a fellow of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding.www. ijtihad.org.    From Wordnik.com.  ["He Was the Best of the Jews" said PROPHET MUHAMMED] Reference

Ulema initially have said that ijtihad was at an end.    From Wordnik.com.  [altmuslim] Reference

But these laws were established by human ijtihad, or independent reasoning.    From Wordnik.com.  [SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator] Reference

Kata tokoh yang makan babi itu patuh kepada nafsu yang menyuruh dapat dianggap ijtihad juga.    From Wordnik.com.  [Faisal Tehrani] Reference

With the decline of ijtihad the ulama increasingly came to comprise only religious scholars.    From Wordnik.com.  [Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email.] Reference

And in closing, the speaker looks at a few case studies of the practice of ijtihad in the Muslim world.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Pitt investigates LaBeouf in Riptide?] Reference

But in this, unfortunately, they fail to reckon with the implications of the closing of the gates of ijtihad.    From Wordnik.com.  [Atlas Shrugs] Reference

Kalau soal KeTuhanan pun tidak dilarang, inikan pula soal ijtihad Ulama ', khususnya di kalangan Majlis Syura Ulama.    From Wordnik.com.  [SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator] Reference

Instead, ask how Muslims understand ijtihad, or reinterpretation, within their faith traditions and cultural communities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories] Reference

In short, the ulema's exclusive right to exercise ijtihad was translated by Ayatollah Khomeini into an exclusive right to political rule.    From Wordnik.com.  [MRZine.org] Reference

After all, it is not possible for anyone who does not know about the conditions around him and in the world at large to engage in ijtihad.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pak Tea House] Reference