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Post Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Reply Date: Sunday, November 26, 2006
Name: saeed
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Category: Philosophy --> Philosophy of Religion and Law
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Why is it not permissible to do taqlid to a deceased Mujtahid?


            Scholars of jurisprudence which say that it is not permissible to do taqlid to a deceased Mujtahid, have a basis for this reasoning and in order to understand it we must refer to legal manuscripts. However, this question can be presented in another way and that is; what is the benefit and philosophy of such a ruling from these scholars' point of view?

 

          In answering this question we can point out a few things:

 

  1. Studying and learning various religious sciences in order to reach the level of ijtihad, is the basis for the continuation and progression of the Islamic seminaries.

  2. Even though many of the great scholars of the past have answered many of the issues and questions, there are still many left which will need to be answered by future scholars.

  3. Muslims, in the everyday personal, social, domestic and foreign lives are constantly facing new issues, and they may not be aware of their duties. In these cases a living Faqih (jurisprudent scholar) is needed to answer their question and make them aware of their [Islamic] duty.

  4. Many issues and topics are subject to or in a state of change and it takes a living Mujtahid to be able to take into consideration the time and place and to consider the altered issues in order to give the proper ruling on them.

  5. The simultaneous advancement of Islamic sciences along with other sciences.



  

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