Al-Muwafaqat (detailed)

Name: Al-Muwafaqat (detailed)
Author: Imam ash-Shatibi

الموافقات في أصول الشريعة

By Imam ash-Shatibi790h (1388 CE)5 volumes

A revolutionary work on the objectives of Islamic law (maqasid ash-shariah) that shifted legal theory from focusing solely on textual evidence to considering the higher purposes behind divine legislation. Ash-Shatibi identified five essential objectives: preservation of religion, life, intellect, lineage, and property.

INTROIntroduction 1Introduction — The Objectives of the Sharia (Maqasid al-Sharia)2The Necessities — The Five Universal Objectives of the Sharia 3The Needs and Complementaries — Hajiyyat and Tahsiniyyat 4The Sources of Islamic Law — Quran and Sunnah 5Ijma — Scholarly Consensus and Its Legal Force 6The Relation Between Ijtihad and Taqlid 7Al-Masalih al-Mursalah — Unrestricted Public Interest 8Sadd al-Dhara'i — Blocking the Means to Harm

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Category: Usul al-Fiqh
Subject: usul fiqh
Original Language: ar
Available In: aren
Written: 790h (1388 CE)
Author Died: 790h
Volumes: 5

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