Al-Muwafaqat (detailed)
الموافقات في أصول الشريعة
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.
Table of Contents
INTRO Introduction 1 Introduction — The Objectives of the Sharia (Maqasid al-Sharia) 2 The Necessities — The Five Universal Objectives of the Sharia 3 The Needs and Complementaries — Hajiyyat and Tahsiniyyat 4 The Sources of Islamic Law — Quran and Sunnah 5 Ijma — Scholarly Consensus and Its Legal Force 6 The Relation Between Ijtihad and Taqlid 7 Al-Masalih al-Mursalah — Unrestricted Public Interest 8 Sadd al-Dhara'i — Blocking the Means to Harm
Details
- Category
- Usul al-Fiqh
- Subject
- usul fiqh
- Original Language
- ar
- Available In
- ar en
- Written
- 790h (1388 CE)
- Author Died
- 790h
- Volumes
- 5