What is Ijtihad?
[[File:Grand Ayatollahs Qom فتوکلاژ، آیت الله های ایران-قم 02.jpg|thumb|330x330px]] '''Ijtihad''' ({{lang-ar|اجْتِهَادٌ}}) is the process of reaching a legal decision on the basis of one's own interpretation of [[Islam]]ic law. The word is related to the better-known ''[[jihad]]''. Ijtihad appeared among the [[Muhammad|Muhammad's]] [[Sahaba|companions]]. {{Religion-stub}} [[Category:Islamic law]] <!-- interwiki -->