Making effort to seek solution to a new issue in alignment with Quran and Sunnah is called ___.

Making an effort to seek a solution to a new issue in alignment with the Quran and Sunnah is called Ijtihad. It is the independent reasoning or exertion of mental faculty by a qualified jurist to derive a legal ruling on matters not explicitly covered in the primary Islamic texts. This process requires deep knowledge of Islamic law and its principles.

• Ijma refers to the consensus of Muslim scholars on a particular legal issue, not the individual effort to derive a ruling.
• Istihsan refers to juristic preference, a method of departing from a strict analogy for a more equitable solution.
• Masalih Mursalah refers to public interests that are not explicitly addressed by the texts but are in line with the objectives of Sharia.