The Evolution of Fiqh

Name: The Evolution of Fiqh
Author: Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips

تطور الفقه الإسلامي

By Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips·1988 CE

Traces the historical development of Islamic law from the Prophet's era through the four major schools of jurisprudence.

INTROIntroduction 1Introduction 21. The Importance of Knowledge:32. Different Divisions of Knowledge and Islamic Sciences 44. Fiqh as Fard al-‘Ayn (Individual Obligation)55. Fiqh as Fard al-Kifayah (Community Obligation)67. Stage Seven: Reformation Era 71. Makkan Period (13BH-0H/609CE-622CE)82. Madinan Period (1H-11H/622CE-632CE)91. First Constitution (Appendix I)106. The protection of Allah is one (and is equally) extended to the humblest of the believers.1112. This treaty shall not hinder either party from seeking lawful revenge.121. The Qur’an 131. Dealings Between Allah and Man 142. Dealings among Men 153. General characteristics 165. Lineage- marriage laws, adultery laws 175. As used by specialists in Aqeedah (Theologians)181. Did the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) use his ijtihad in the process of enactment of 193. Examples of his Ijtihad and Qiyas 204. Ijtihad of the Sahabah 214. Fiqh was not yet defined as an independent science.22I. Abu Bakr’s Rule (632H – 634H)23II. Umar’s Rule (634H – 644H)24IV. Ali’s Rule (656H – 661H)251. Compilation and Distribution of the Quran 263. General reluctance of individual Sahabah to give fatwa 274. The Independence of their Ijtihaad 283. Ijma’295. Ra’i or Qiyas 303. Easiness of arriving at a unanimous agreement.313. Political turmoil 326. Appearance of the phenomenon of fabrication 337. The massive conversion of the non-Arabs 342. Characteristics of the Madhab 353. Fuqaha’ of the Madhab:362. Characteristics of the Madhab 373. Fuqaha’ of the Madhab:381. A’isha Umm al-Mu’mineen – One of the 392. Salim ibn ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar –401. Mujahid ibn Jabar – Was the student of 412. Sa’eed ibn Jubayr– He was an authority 422. Muhammad ibn Sireen – Famous for his 432. Bilal ibn Rabah – Was the muadhin for 441. Mak-hool ibn Abi Muslim – Was 451. Tawoos ibn Kaysan – Was the student of 462. Yahya ibn Abi Katheer- Was the faqeeh 472. Freedom of Intellectual Research 483. Increase of Centers of Learning 494. The Spread of Debate and Discussion 509. Compilation of Fiqh 517. Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah 198H/805CE 5211. Ahmad ibn Hanbal 241H/855CE 5313. Ibn Jareer At-Tabari 310H/917CE 542. Sunnah (verification of hadeeth)554. Qiyaas (analogical reasoning)565. Iftiradh al Masai’l (Hypothetical Problems)577. Al-Hiyal (Juridical Evasions)583. Al-Mabsoot by As-Sarakshi 594. Abul-Hassan al-Karkhi – 340H/953CE 604. Practice of the Madinites 616. Istislah (Welfare)627. Sadan lil Dhariah ﺱّاً ر 632. Al Mudawwana Sahnoon: Sahnoon was not a direct student of Imam Malik. Asad ibn al-Furat, student 644. Sahnoon 240 H/855 CE 654. Abul-Hasan Al-Ash’ari 334H/947CE 668. Al Mutawakil. He went back to the aqeedah of Ahlul Sunnah wal Jamah.672. Qiyas 684. Istishab 692. Political Differences:703. Differences over hadith:714. Linguistic Causes:725. Differences over Juristic Methods:731. Political turbulence and disorder of the Islamic State 742. Favoring one opinion in a particular Madhab over the other in the same Madhab, this is known as 753. Always verify the narrations – whether it is Hadith, an Imam, the Madhab or any other type of 7610. Be united on the principle of unity of the Ummah and the permissibility of differences in the 775. Always remember to respect our Notable Imams from both the past and the present – The Scholars 782. Emergence of Madhab Sectarianism 795. The abridged versions of books of Fiqh 807. Unprecedented rivalry of the European law code 818. Reformation of Islamic Institutes (E.g. al-Azhar (in Egypt) and al-Qurawiyyoon (in North Africa))821. Strict adherence to a madhab can cause one to adopt opinions against the Sunnah of Rasulullah. It 835. Creating a new dogma in fiqh. Promotion of madhahib led to a new dogma i.e. madhab sectarianism,848. There are other requirements as well.854. Creating confusion for untrained people in matters of Fiqh.866. Honesty 874. Imam Ibn Abdul Hadi al-Hanbali – wrote a full biography of Ibn Taymiyyah’s life.886. Jalal ad-Deen as-Suyooti 911H/1505CE 895. Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab 1206H/1791CE 906. Muhammad ‘Abduh 1323H/1905CE 912. Prevalence of Secularism 923. Globalization Era 934. Establishment of Muslim minorities in the west 941. The contemporary Fiqh an Nawaazil 954. Foundation of Islamic Universities 968. Pressure of westernization 979. Politicization of Fiqh and Fatwa 982. Try to develop an awareness of Fiqh. Usually people take Fiqh as something exclusive for a specific group

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Category: Fiqh
Madhab: general
Subject: fiqh
Original Language: en
Available In: aren
Written: 1988 CE

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The Evolution of Fiqh

تطور الفقه الإسلامي

By Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips·1988 CE

Traces the historical development of Islamic law from the Prophet's era through the four major schools of jurisprudence.

INTROIntroduction 1Introduction 21. The Importance of Knowledge:32. Different Divisions of Knowledge and Islamic Sciences 44. Fiqh as Fard al-‘Ayn (Individual Obligation)55. Fiqh as Fard al-Kifayah (Community Obligation)67. Stage Seven: Reformation Era 71. Makkan Period (13BH-0H/609CE-622CE)82. Madinan Period (1H-11H/622CE-632CE)91. First Constitution (Appendix I)106. The protection of Allah is one (and is equally) extended to the humblest of the believers.1112. This treaty shall not hinder either party from seeking lawful revenge.121. The Qur’an 131. Dealings Between Allah and Man 142. Dealings among Men 153. General characteristics 165. Lineage- marriage laws, adultery laws 175. As used by specialists in Aqeedah (Theologians)181. Did the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) use his ijtihad in the process of enactment of 193. Examples of his Ijtihad and Qiyas 204. Ijtihad of the Sahabah 214. Fiqh was not yet defined as an independent science.22I. Abu Bakr’s Rule (632H – 634H)23II. Umar’s Rule (634H – 644H)24IV. Ali’s Rule (656H – 661H)251. Compilation and Distribution of the Quran 263. General reluctance of individual Sahabah to give fatwa 274. The Independence of their Ijtihaad 283. Ijma’295. Ra’i or Qiyas 303. Easiness of arriving at a unanimous agreement.313. Political turmoil 326. Appearance of the phenomenon of fabrication 337. The massive conversion of the non-Arabs 342. Characteristics of the Madhab 353. Fuqaha’ of the Madhab:362. Characteristics of the Madhab 373. Fuqaha’ of the Madhab:381. A’isha Umm al-Mu’mineen – One of the 392. Salim ibn ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar –401. Mujahid ibn Jabar – Was the student of 412. Sa’eed ibn Jubayr– He was an authority 422. Muhammad ibn Sireen – Famous for his 432. Bilal ibn Rabah – Was the muadhin for 441. Mak-hool ibn Abi Muslim – Was 451. Tawoos ibn Kaysan – Was the student of 462. Yahya ibn Abi Katheer- Was the faqeeh 472. Freedom of Intellectual Research 483. Increase of Centers of Learning 494. The Spread of Debate and Discussion 509. Compilation of Fiqh 517. Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah 198H/805CE 5211. Ahmad ibn Hanbal 241H/855CE 5313. Ibn Jareer At-Tabari 310H/917CE 542. Sunnah (verification of hadeeth)554. Qiyaas (analogical reasoning)565. Iftiradh al Masai’l (Hypothetical Problems)577. Al-Hiyal (Juridical Evasions)583. Al-Mabsoot by As-Sarakshi 594. Abul-Hassan al-Karkhi – 340H/953CE 604. Practice of the Madinites 616. Istislah (Welfare)627. Sadan lil Dhariah ﺱّاً ر 632. Al Mudawwana Sahnoon: Sahnoon was not a direct student of Imam Malik. Asad ibn al-Furat, student 644. Sahnoon 240 H/855 CE 654. Abul-Hasan Al-Ash’ari 334H/947CE 668. Al Mutawakil. He went back to the aqeedah of Ahlul Sunnah wal Jamah.672. Qiyas 684. Istishab 692. Political Differences:703. Differences over hadith:714. Linguistic Causes:725. Differences over Juristic Methods:731. Political turbulence and disorder of the Islamic State 742. Favoring one opinion in a particular Madhab over the other in the same Madhab, this is known as 753. Always verify the narrations – whether it is Hadith, an Imam, the Madhab or any other type of 7610. Be united on the principle of unity of the Ummah and the permissibility of differences in the 775. Always remember to respect our Notable Imams from both the past and the present – The Scholars 782. Emergence of Madhab Sectarianism 795. The abridged versions of books of Fiqh 807. Unprecedented rivalry of the European law code 818. Reformation of Islamic Institutes (E.g. al-Azhar (in Egypt) and al-Qurawiyyoon (in North Africa))821. Strict adherence to a madhab can cause one to adopt opinions against the Sunnah of Rasulullah. It 835. Creating a new dogma in fiqh. Promotion of madhahib led to a new dogma i.e. madhab sectarianism,848. There are other requirements as well.854. Creating confusion for untrained people in matters of Fiqh.866. Honesty 874. Imam Ibn Abdul Hadi al-Hanbali – wrote a full biography of Ibn Taymiyyah’s life.886. Jalal ad-Deen as-Suyooti 911H/1505CE 895. Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab 1206H/1791CE 906. Muhammad ‘Abduh 1323H/1905CE 912. Prevalence of Secularism 923. Globalization Era 934. Establishment of Muslim minorities in the west 941. The contemporary Fiqh an Nawaazil 954. Foundation of Islamic Universities 968. Pressure of westernization 979. Politicization of Fiqh and Fatwa 982. Try to develop an awareness of Fiqh. Usually people take Fiqh as something exclusive for a specific group

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Category: Fiqh
Madhab: general
Subject: fiqh
Original Language: en
Available In: aren
Written: 1988 CE

Index

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The Purpose of Creation
Critical Analysis of Shirk
Salvation Through Repentance
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