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Al-mustasfa min 'ilm al-usul (Arabic: المستصفى من علم الأصول) or On Legal theory of Muslim Jurisprudence is a 12th-century treatise written by Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali (Q.S) the leading legal theorist of his time.
Jul 28, 2023 · Law in the Islamic tradition is technically fiqh, which includes the legal use of canonical – sacred – Urtexts (the Qur’an and sunna ). Islamic law embraces modes of interpretation, case-law in courts, fatwas and the art of judges and mufti s, and the practice of notary-publics.
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The First Islamic Legal Theory: Ibn al-Muqaffac on Interpretation, Authority, and the Structure of the Law Joseph E. Lowry University of Pennsylvania I. INTRODUCTION Disorder in the law is a recurring concern in legal systems. Premodern Islamic legal systems are no exception, and indeed we find concerns about disorderly jurisprudence ex
Traditional theory of Islamic jurisprudence elaborates how the scriptures (Quran and hadith) should be interpreted from the standpoint of linguistics and rhetoric. It also comprises methods for establishing authenticity of hadith and for determining when the legal force of a scriptural passage is abrogated by a passage revealed at a later date. [2]
Oct 15, 2015 · The Epistle on Legal Theory is the oldest surviving Arabic work on Islamic legal theory and the foundational document of Islamic jurisprudence. Its author, Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (d. 204/820), was the eponym of the Shafi'i school of legal thought, one of the four rites in Sunni Islam.
- Muhammad Ibn Idris Al-Shafi'i
- October 15, 2015
Jan 8, 2021 · True though it may be that Islamic morality is based on divine dictates, ethical uncertainties emerge when it comes to extrapolating value criteria and normative rules from God’s commands. This article aims to provide new insights into the nature of moral reasoning in Islamic legal theory.
This article provides an introduction to Muslim jurisprudence. In searching for an Islamic legal philosophy, the most likely source is the genre of literature known as uṣūl al-fiqh (“the principles of jurisprudence”). Works of uṣūl al-fiqh have a reasonably predictable structure.
