“Imam Ibn Taymiyya has also stated clearly that a person who does not have the tools of ijtihād, that is, has not spent the many years learning Arabic, mastering Usul-al-Fiqh and Uloom al-Hadith, encompassing the Quranic and Hadithic texts, has no right to assert an opinion and that rather, he must do taqlīd.” FiqhIslamic JurisprudenceAnti MazhabIbn TaymiyyahTaqlid Book:Understanding Taqlid: Following One of the Four Great Imams Source: Understanding Taqlid: Following One of the Four Great Imams