Tarigan, Azhari Akmal2019-09-252019-09-252016-10-092008http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/158097The compatibility of Islamic teaching to all times and places, in itself, makes ijtihâd indispensable. That is to say that Islamic tenets need to be interpreted in a specific context of time and space. ‘Umar ibn al-Khaththâb has always been regarded as the prototype of such efforts. Many innovations in different aspects of life were accredited to ‘Umar, making him a very popular reference for later generations in performing ijtihâd. This article examines the contribution of ‘Umar’s experimentation with the syari‘ah, providing the readers with some interesting examples.indWith permission of the license/copyright holderhadsiyasah‘Umar Ibn al-KhaththâbReligious ethicsSpirituality and ethicsMethods of ethicsGeneral and historicalTheological ethicsPhilosophical ethicsJournal volume