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Doctrine of 'Ijtihad' in Islamic Law means:
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Doctrine of 'Ijtihad' in Islamic Law means:

A.

It refers to accept the juristic opinion and verdict of a mujtahid (jurist) and to act upon it.

B.

It refers to the cases in which the total shares of the shares exceed the heritable property, the fractions are reduced to a common denominator.

C.

It means the independent or original interpretation of problems not precisely covered by the Quran.

D.

It refers on the assumptions of a lawful union between the parents of the acknowledged child.

Correct option is C

The correct answer is: (c) It means the independent or original interpretation of problems not precisely covered by the Quran.

Detailed Explanation

In Islamic jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh), Ijtihad (literally meaning "striving" or "exerting total effort") refers to the process of making an independent legal reasoning or original interpretation to derive a legal ruling (hukm) on a novel issue or problem not explicitly covered by the primary sources (the Quran and Sunnah).

A qualified scholar who exercises Ijtihad is called a Mujtahid.

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