Etymograph

English

ijtihad

Ijtihad comes from Arabic اِجْتِهَاد ‘diligence’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentاِجْتِهَاد‘diligence’
  2. Englishtodayijtihad

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Arabicc. 500–presentاِجْتِهَاد‘diligence’
  2. Englishtodayijtihad

Every English word from Arabic اِجْتِهَاد

Today it means

noun The process of Muslim jurists or scholars making a legal or scientific judgment by independent reasoning from the Qur'an and the Sunna; discretion.

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Etymograph / Arabic اِجْتِهَاد / ijtihad

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