Taqlid (lit. Imitation, copying, custom) Taqlid as a doctrine requires a person to follow a particular school of law. It was a legal device to systematize the schools of law and to establishing their authority |
Taqlid Relying upon the opinion of another, not practicing ijtihad |
Taqlid The acceptance of recognized authoritative opinion or doctrine, the opposite of independent reasoning, or ijtihad |