<![CDATA[The article below traces to find the urgency of academic ijtihad to solve
contemporary problems in muamalah (transaction). The age of globalization
supported by information technologies revolusion makes all aspects of human
life changes rapidly especially in economic activities. Many kinds and aspects of
transaction that human did not think many years ago, occur in this era, for instance
insurance, electronic banking, e-commerce, capital market, unit trust, etc. All forms
of transaction in this era need to be solved and justified by Islamic law in order to
all muslims in the world can participate in economic activities among other people
at global era.
Islam as the last religion revealed by Allah SWT has many tools to anticipate
and solve contemporary problems occurring in the global era. Al-Quran and alSunnah as the main sources of Islamic law provide tools to make Islamic teachings
always suitable for all time, namely by academic ijtihad. By doing academic ijtihad
to solve contemporary muamalah problems in this global era will make Islamic law
always appropriate whenever and wherever.
Kata Kunci: Ijtihad akademik, problematika, fiqh muamalah kontemporer]]>
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