mujtahid

[ mooj-tah-hid ]

/ mudʒˈtɑ hɪd /

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noun Islam.

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

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Origin of mujtahid

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

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