After the demise of the Prophet (S) in the year 11/632, the need for ijtihad was felt acutely by the Sunnis, for they thought that the continuity of Divine guidance in the form of authoritative texts (nass) had ceased with his (S) demise and the only means of determining the Divine laws that remained was to search for them in the Book of God and the statements and acts of the...
Read More »Book: Islamic Law: According to Ja`fari School of Jurisprudence Vol. 2
This work is an authoritative compilation of Islamic law based on the jurisprudence of the Shiite Imam...
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