The role of Ijtihad in Legislation by Murtada Mutahhari

The Role of Ijtihād in Legislation is originally a lecture delivered by the great Muslim thinker and reformer Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari after the death of Ayatullah Burujirdi in 1962, in which he surveys and expounds the concept of ijtihad and its characteristics.

This booklet deals with topics such as the meaning of ijtihad, its root in the Sunni and the Shī‘ah traditions, and the appearance of Akhbarism in Islamic society.

The reader leaves with a concise understanding of the concept of ijtihad both in its original and modern contexts.

Ayatollah Shaheed Murtada Mutahhari (1919-1979): Was one of the genius thinkers, philosophers, and theologians of the modern time. His contributions in theology and philosophy have shaped contemporary Shī‘ah and Muslim thought. He consistently advocated for the independence of Islamic thought, one not tainted with western or eastern ideologies.

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