The Gates Of Ijtihad

You —

Are they closed?

if so who closed them?

There seems to be alot of contradiction on this subject.

My take: they are not closed. If you have the knowledge on the subject, you can do ijtihad on it.

Forum

salaf — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 - 03:35

In the modern world I'd say the gates of ijtihad are fully open hence you have groups like the salafis who say that taqlid is a bida.

Maybe Irshad Manji should become a salafi since she likes ijtihad so much. 😉

You — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 - 22:24

There is an issue here, which you cannot be a mujtahid and muqallid at the same time.

Why not?

Be a muqallid in the areas where the issues are the same. Get a mujtahid for areas where there are some changes.

Angel — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 - 00:17

[quote="Admin"]There is an issue here, which you cannot be a mujtahid and muqallid at the same time.

Why not?

Be a muqallid in the areas where the issues are the same. Get a mujtahid for areas where there are some changes.[/quote]

Whats a "muqallid" and a "mujtahid"?