EP.41–Religion: Ijtihad and the Intellectual Struggle to Find God’s Law in Islam




The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics show

Summary: <br>  The episode discusses the concept of ijtihad that has been used by Muslim<br> jurists to derive legal rulings. We particularly focus on what is known as qiyas and that came to be the most<br> dominant interpretative tool that a mujtahid<br> utilizes in this process.   <br> <br> <br> <br>