According to the Public Relations Department of IICT, the book “Methodology of Ijtihad: A Study of Contemporary Jurisprudential Schools” by Ayatollah Abolghasem Alidoust has been published by the Institute’s Islamic Systems Research Department through Publications Organization.
The significance of ijtihad—meaning the effort to derive Sharia rules through consulting credible religious texts, legal necessities, and reason—is well recognized. This endeavor is crucial not only for understanding Sharia in the specific sense (Islamic laws) but also for comprehending Sharia in the broader sense (religious knowledge). The primary focus of the book is on the former type of ijtihad.
The book explores and evaluates various methodologies and schools of thought in contemporary jurisprudence. It covers twenty jurisprudential schools and methods, and also discusses some minor schools under the major ones.
“Methodology of Ijtihad: A Study of Contemporary Jurisprudential Schools” by Ayatollah Abolghasem Alidoust is now available, priced at 360,000 tomans per volume.
For purchasing the book or obtaining further information, interested readers can visit the official website of the Institute’s Publications Organization at: www.poiict.ir.
