The Role of Reason and Analogy in ijtihad from the viewpoints of Mutahhari and Iqbal Lahori

Though both Mutahhari and Iqbal Lahori maintain that there is no conflict between reason and revelation, the latter considers analogy (in its two forms) to be an authority and reliable in the domain of fiqh. The closure of the gate of ijtihad, according to both scholars is against the demand od Islamic teachings and interests of Muslims. However, the lack of specialized knowledge in Islamic fiqh, disbelief in the presence of infallible Imam, the lack of faith in totality of Sharia and Divine Law and following Abu Hanifa are among the elements that led Iqbal Lahori to giving legislative role to both sorts of analogy rather than reason and revelation in inferring legal rules, which is refuted firmly with strong arguments by Ayatollah Mutahhari.