mujtihad

mujtihad
noun
an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts
Hypernyms: ↑scholar, ↑scholarly person, ↑bookman, ↑student, ↑Muslim, ↑Moslem

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • scholarly person — noun a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines • Syn: ↑scholar, ↑bookman, ↑student • Derivationally related forms: ↑studentship (for: ↑student), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”