In Islamic law, the analysis of problems not covered precisely in the Qur 0101; n , the Had 012B; th , or the scholarly consensus called the ijm 0101; 02BD; .
In the early Muslim scholarly community, every jurist had the right to exercise such original thinking, but the growth of legal schools prompted Sunnite Muslim authorities to declare that the principal legal issues had been settled by the 10th century. Sh 012B; ite Muslims have always recognized ijtih 0101; d , and jurists considered learned enough for this kind of analysis have great authority. In the 20th century an attempt was made to restore ijtih 0101; d among Sunnites to help Islam adapt to the modern world.