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The Principle of Ijtihad in Islam

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  1. Preface
  2. What Is Ijtihad?
  3. The Kind of Ijtihad Which Is Forbidden By the Shari'a
  4. Ijtihad Permitted By the Shari'a
  5. The Appearance of the Akhbaris in Shi'i Islam
  6. The Struggle With Akhbarism
  7. A Sample of the Two Ways of Thinking
  8. The Kind of Taqlid That Is Forbidden By the Shari`a
  9. The Hadith of the Sixth Imam Concerning the Kind of Taqlid Which Is Illicit
  10. Regarding the Popular Belief That the `ulama Cannot Be Tainted By Immorality
  11. Taqlid Permitted By the Shari`a
  12. How the Faqih's Outlook On the World Affects the Legal Opinions He Issues
  13. An Important Recommendation
  14. Footnotes
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