Islamic Jurisprudence and Ethics
Which of these terms is defined as follows: independent legal reasoning exercised by a qualified scholar to arrive at a ruling on a matter not explicitly addressed in the primary texts?
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Islamic Jurisprudence and Ethics MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Which of these terms is defined as follows: independent legal reasoning exercised by a qualified scholar to arrive at a ruling on a matter not explicitly addressed in the primary texts?”
The accepted answer is D. Ijtihad. Ijtihad is the person body or term that satisfies Which of these terms is defined as follows independent legal reasoning exercised by a qualified scholar to arrive at a ruling on a matter not explicitly addressed in the primary texts option D Option A Fiqh does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Ijtihad Option B Halal does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Ijtihad Remaining alternatives Usul al-Fiqh fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Ijtihad is identified Islamic Jurisprudence and Ethics questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Islamic Jurisprudence and Ethics recall of this distinction.
- A. Fiqh
Why not A: “Fiqh” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. Ijtihad. Ijtihad is the person body or term that satisfies Which of these terms is defined as follows independent legal reasoning exercised by a qualified scholar to arrive at a ruling on a
- B. Halal
Why not B: “Halal” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. Ijtihad. Ijtihad is the person body or term that satisfies Which of these terms is defined as follows independent legal reasoning exercised by a qualified scholar to arrive at a ruling on a
- C. Usul al-Fiqh
Why not C: “Usul al-Fiqh” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. Ijtihad. Ijtihad is the person body or term that satisfies Which of these terms is defined as follows independent legal reasoning exercised by a qualified scholar to arrive at a ruling on a
- D. Ijtihad ✓
Correct answer
D. Ijtihad
Explanation
Ijtihad is the person body or term that satisfies Which of these terms is defined as follows independent legal reasoning exercised by a qualified scholar to arrive at a ruling on a matter not explicitly addressed in the primary texts option D Option A Fiqh does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Ijtihad Option B Halal does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Ijtihad Remaining alternatives Usul al-Fiqh fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Ijtihad is identified Islamic Jurisprudence and Ethics questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Islamic Jurisprudence and Ethics recall of this distinction.
Source: Islamic Studies Official Reference Guide
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