اِجْتِهَادeffort, diligence

Example sentences

• إن كان مما يدرك بالاجتهاد كالمعاني والأحكام الجلية والخفية والعموم والخصوص والإعراب وغير ذلك

  If it is something reachable through juristic effort, like clear and hidden meanings, general and specific rulings, grammar, and the like.

  بِالِاجْتِهَادِ — by effort. The 'bi-' marks the means — reasoned scholarly exertion — the -i form after it. Matters of this class do yield to such effort.

  From: Quran Interpretation and Debate →

• وإن كان مما لا يدرك بالاجتهاد كالأمور التي طريقها النقل وتفسير الألفاظ اللغوية فلا يجوز الكلام فيه إلا بنقل صحيح من جهة المعتمدين من أهله

  And if it is not reachable through juristic effort, like matters of transmission and linguistic interpretation, then speaking on it is not allowed except with authentic transmission from trusted authorities.

  بِالِاجْتِهَادِ — by effort. 'by reasoned effort,' the means denied here. The contrast with its earlier identical use is deliberate: there it worked, here it fails.

  From: Quran Interpretation and Debate →