Questions Archive(Thematic Category:اجتهاد و تقلید)
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When did Shiite jurisprudence and marja\'eyyah begin?
4902 2017/01/24 اجتهاد و تقلیدThe necessity of taqlid is the result of a rational conclusion based on the need for divine guidance through the Qur an and the traditions. Thus taqlid has its jurisprudential evidence in addition to
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What are the sources for derivation and issuance of legal verdicts?
5229 2017/01/24 Philosophy of Religion and LawIjtihad literally means to endeavor strive put oneself out work hard. In Islamic legal terminology it is defined as the total expenditure of effort by a mujtahid in order to infer with a high degree o
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When is it permissible to follow an equally qualified mujtahid?
6269 2015/06/08 Laws and JurisprudenceAn answer to the foregoing questions by Ayatollah Mahdi Hadavi Tehrani may Allah grant him long life is as follows: 1. It is permissible to refer to another equally qualified mujtahid for taqlid and
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Is it necessary to give the qadha of the prayers and fasts which a person missed at a time when he had lost his memory?
6280 2014/02/25 آغاز تکلیفRule of Prayer If a patient does not have his senses in such a way that he cannot discern the prayer timing, the prayers which he has missed are not necessary to make up. That is, no qadha is obligat
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If a person remains in taqlid of a deceased Mujtahid performing hajj rituals according to his verdicts without seeking a living Mujtahid’s permission, is there any problem in his hajj?
6131 2012/09/10 Laws and JurisprudenceThe above question was forwarded to the offices of the some grand religious authorities ( jurists ) and the answers which we have received are the following: Office of grand Ayatollah Khamenei ( may
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What do the terms “Hukm” and “Fatwa” signify? What is the difference between the two?
9948 2011/08/10 FiqhA fatwa is a universally applicable religious law concerning a particular issue that is derived from the four sources of Islamic law ( the Qur`an, the sunnah, ijma’ ( consensus ) , and ‘aql ( the inte
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Who was the first Mujtahid and who was he following before attaining the degree of Ijtihad?
13305 2007/04/08 Laws and JurisprudenceIjtihad is an important and old issue in Islam. In the Shia perspective, ijtihad has been popular from the age of the infallibles up until today amongst their companions. Many good changes and improve