Where does “mujtahid” come from?
mujtahid (English) comes from Arabic مجتهد, from Arabic اِجْتَهَدَ — to work hard, to strive.
mujtahid (English): A qadi
Ancestry of “mujtahid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | مجتهد | diligent, hardworking, industrious; exerting,... |
| 2 | Arabic | اِجْتَهَدَ | to work hard, to strive |