Following and Leaning upon the Prophetic Traditions in Resolving the Ijtihadi Issues: A Case Study of al-Sanusi’s Thought

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The Sanusiyya movement is considered one of the most important revival movements that played a significant role not only in the jihad against the colonital powers by integrating the Bedouin tribes of Libya and Sahara but also in the revival of Islamic thoughts by reconstructing the Islamic knowledge. Shaykh Muhammad al-Sanusi, the founder of the Sanusiyya, was an established scholar in Islamic sciences who had composed significant writings on various dimensions of Islamic Studies. This paper aims to understand his theory of Ijtihad as described in his magnum opus Iqaz al-wasnan. He criticizes the blind imitation and asserts that a Muhtahid should follow the Sunnah and Hadith for resolving the contemporary issues while blind following of an established mazahib cannot be allowed for a jurist who knows the sources of Islamic law. He argues that blind imitation is only permissible for a layman and jurists must follow the hadith. This paper will help the reader to understand the ijtihadi thought of Shaykh al-Sanusi.

Prof. Ghulam Shams-ur-Rehman. (2019) اجتہادی مسائل میں حدیث نبوی سے اخذ و استناد: شیخ محمدبن علی سنوسی کے افکار کا خصوصی مطالعہ, AFKĀR (Journal of Islamic & Religious Studies) , Volume 3, Issue 2.
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