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Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's interpretation of Islam emphasised the validity of free enquiry, called:

AIjtihad
BTaqlid
CFatwa
DHadith
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ijtihad
1. He linked Quranic revelation with laws of nature. 2. Free enquiry is ijtihad. 3. Modern science informed his reading. _Source: syllabus Social Change and Development in India, Chapter 2, Cultural Change._
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