Farahi school

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The Farahi school (Urdu: فراہی مکتبۂ فکر) is a school of thought that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It is named after Hamiduddin Farahi, a cousin and student of the Indian Sunni Hanafi scholar Shibli Nomani. Unlike other schools of thought, which focus more on the practise Taqlid, the Farahi school puts greater emphasis on the self-source of reasoning (Ijtihad) of the individual, seeking to tackle modern issues within a paradigm based on reason and revelation.^[1]