Contemporary Ijtihad as Requirement for Muslim Judges in Islamic Judicial System (Pakistan as a Case Study)

The present research deals with Contemporary Ijtehad as Requirement for Muslim Judges in Islamic Judicial System (Pakistan as a Case Study) or qualification of a judge in the Islamic Judicial System, whether he must fulfill all the qualifications of Mujtahid or not. The Islamic judicial system is theoretically and practically being considered distinguished from conventional judicial system on the basis of principle difference of ultimate sovereignty. The sovereignty of Allah Almighty is considered the ultimate sovereignty in an Islamic judicial system and therefore, the laws for individual and society is made under the divine guidance, while in conventional states the sovereignty lies in the hands of human beings. In conventional states, these are the men who have to make laws in their understanding and opinion, however in an Islamic state; man is religiously bound to don’t prefer their opinion over the divine law.