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Theories of Islamic law
The Methodology of Ijtihād
by Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee
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This edition was published in 2002 by The Other Press in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Written in English
— 356 pages
This book presents usul al-fiqh, or Islamic legal theory, as comprising three major theories or methodologies. Each had a distinct function to perform in the development of Islamic law. The first theory is shown to be based on the operation of general principles and the analytical method, the methodology of the second incorporates strict interpretation and analogy, while the third theory is based on the purposes of the Islamic shari'ah. The book presents the content of Islamic legal theory in a manner that reflects the traditional approach, but takes into account the needs of the modern lawyer, judge and scholar.
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Theories of Islamic law: The Methodology of Ijtihād
2002, The Other Press
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9839541315 9789839541311
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Theories of Islamic law: the methodology of ijtihād
1994, International Institute of Islamic Thought and Islamic Research Institute
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1565640810 9781565640818
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Theories of Islamic law
the methodology of Ijtihād
First published in 1994
Subjects
Islamic law, Interpretation and construction, Islamic ethics, Business ethics, 85.02 philosophy and theory of business administration and organization science, Bedrijfsethiek, Islam, Ijtihād (Islamic law)Theories of Islamic law
The Methodology of Ijtihād
This edition was published in 2002 by The Other Press in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Edition Description
This book presents usul al-fiqh, or Islamic legal theory, as comprising three major theories or methodologies. Each had a distinct function to perform in the development of Islamic law. The first theory is shown to be based on the operation of general principles and the analytical method, the methodology of the second incorporates strict interpretation and analogy, while the third theory is based on the purposes of the Islamic shari'ah. The book presents the content of Islamic legal theory in a manner that reflects the traditional approach, but takes into account the needs of the modern lawyer, judge and scholar.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | ||
| 1 Introduction | ||
| 2 Major Themes | ||
| 3 The Meaning of Uṣūl al-Fiqh | ||
| I The Concept of Islamic Law | ||
| 4 Law as the Ḥukm of Allāh | ||
| 5 Law and its Classification: The Ḥukm | ||
| 6 The Act and the Subject | ||
| 7 The Union of Primary and Secondary Rules | ||
| 8 Doctrines of Ḥadd and the Spheres of Law | ||
| II Theories of Interpretation | ||
| 9 Common Features of Interpretation | ||
| 10 Theories of General Principles | ||
| 11 Theories of Strict Interpretation | ||
| 12 The Theory of the Purposes of Law | ||
| 13 The Refinement of the Purposes of Law | ||
| III Ijtihād Today | ||
| 14 Lessons from Legal History | ||
| 15 The Modes of Ijtihād | ||
| 16 Appendix | ||
| 17 Select Bibliography | ||
| 18 Glossary | ||
| 19 Index |
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