Ijtihad and Taqlid Ijtihad and Taqlid: Lexically, Ijtihad means effort for getting something. Ibn Al-Athir writes, in Al-Bidayah wa’l-Nihayah, “Ijtihad means making effort in search of something. This word is in the same conjugation with the keyword jahd,[100] meaning strength and ability. The term Ijtihad was used in the same meaning in the Prophet’s age … Continue reading Ijtihad and Taqlid