Ahl al-Ra'y (Arabic: أهل الرأي, romanized: ahl al-raʿy, lit. 'people of reason') refers to an Islamic creedal group advocating for the use of reason for...

local traditions as the source of legal precedent and rebuffed the Ahl al-Ra'y (personal opinion) and the Istiḥsān (juristic discretion). The Shafiʽi school...

informed opinion رَأْي (raʼy) or living local practice عُرْف (ʽurf), who were referred to, often derogatorily, as Ahl ar-Ra'y. The traditionalists condemned...

invalid techniques of ijtihad, which included religious innovation (bid’a), ra’y, and tamthil.[citation needed] Lucas also points out common mistakes other...

Shia Islam (/ˈʃiːə/) or Shi'a Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib (656–661...

principles they follow. Many traditional scholars saw Sunni Islam in two groups: Ahl al-Ra'y, or "people of reason", due to their emphasis on scholarly...

Islamic neo-traditionalism also known as Wasatism is a contemporary strand of Sunni Islam that emphasizes adherence to the four principal Sunni schools...

Islamic schools and branches have different understandings of Islam. There are many different sects or denominations, schools of Islamic jurisprudence...

transmitted from the early days of Islam through the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his companions, and tafsir bi-al-ra'y (lit. tafsir by opinion), which is...

it is also called the "school of the people of opinion" (madhhab ahl al-ra'y). Many Hanafis also follow the Maturidi school of theology. The importance...