Islohotchilar
Reformers
Yuqorida tavsiflangan umumiy inqirozga qaramay, bu davr mobaynida vaqti-vaqti bilan taqlidga qarshi chiqqan va ijtihod bayrog'ini ko'tarishga jur'at etgan bir qancha ajoyib olimlar ham bo'lgan. Ular dinning asl ildizlariga, islom huquqining haqiqiy manbalariga qaytishga va ushbu asoslarga hammadan ustun ravishda suyanishga chaqirdilar.
In spite of the general decay described above, there existed from time to time throughout this period a few outstanding scholars who opposed Taqleed and dared to raise the banner of Ijtihaad. They called for a return to the roots of the religion, to the true sources of Islamic law and to reliance on these foundations above all else.
Quyida ushbu islohotchilar va ularning hissalari bayon etilgan.
Some of these reformers and their contributions are described hereafter.
Ahmad ibn Taymeeyah (1263–1328 CE) bu davrdagi islohotchilar orasida birinchi o‘rinda turmagan. Hukmron tartibga qarshi chiqqanligi sababli, zamondoshlarining ko‘pchiligi uni murtad deb e’lon qilib, hokimiyat orqali uni bir necha marta qamoqqa tashlatgan. Shunga qaramay, Ibn Taymeeyah o‘z davrining eng buyuk olimlaridan biri edi. Dastlab u fiqhni Hanbaliy mazhabi asosida o‘rgangan, lekin o‘zini faqat shu bilan cheklamagan. U islom huquqining manbalarini chuqur o‘rgangan va o‘sha paytda ma’lum bo‘lgan barcha islom ilmlarini puxta egallagan.