mujtahid

[ mooj-tah-hid ]

nounIslam.
  1. a person who has been certified as capable of interpreting religious law.

Origin of mujtahid

1
1805–15; <Arabic: literally, one who exerts himself; see ijtihad

Words Nearby mujtahid

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How to use mujtahid in a sentence

  • The patient consulted a mujtahid who told him that it was against religion to part with any member of the body.

    Modern Persia | Mooshie G. Daniel
  • Patients for whom they have prescribed often consult the mujtahid before taking the medicine.

    Modern Persia | Mooshie G. Daniel
  • He loses the right of private judgment, for only a mujtahid of the first class can dispute the decision of one of the Imms.

    The Faith of Islam | Edward Sell
  • After them it is the orthodox belief that there has been no mujtahid.

    The Faith of Islam | Edward Sell
  • He is no mujtahid, for such there are not now amongst the Sunns, to which sect the Turks belong.

    The Faith of Islam | Edward Sell