Ijtihad in conception of Gabdulla Bubi

Abstract

The article deals with conception of Ijtihad by outstanding Tatar religious activist and enlightener of early XX century Gabdulla Bubi whose ideas partly coincide with views of many other Muslim reformists of past and present day. The crisis which enveloped the whole Islamic community finds its explanation in “closing of the doors of Ijtihad” in Islamic thought that caused fixation and stopping of creative process in Muslim minds. The author tries to implement some ideas of Bubi towards realities of present day.