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Was the Gate of Ijtihad Closed?
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Was the Gate of Ijtihad Closed? examines evidence of continuing legal reasoning. Its challenge to a closure narrative leaves further questions about the institutions of interpretation.
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Guided course · Module 12 · Lesson 73
Reason, tradition and renewal in modern Muslim thought
Iqbal proposes renewing legal interpretation through ijtihad and collective deliberation, and Hallaq challenges a simple history in which interpretation was closed. How much freedom does such renewal allow?