mujtahid

[ mooj-tah-hid ]

noun

, Islam.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mujtahid¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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Patients for whom they have prescribed often consult the Mujtahid before taking the medicine.

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He loses the right of private judgment, for only a Mujtahid of the first class can dispute the decision of one of the Imms.

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After them it is the orthodox belief that there has been no Mujtahid.

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He is no Mujtahid, for such there are not now amongst the Sunns, to which sect the Turks belong.

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