Ar-Risalah fi Usul al-Fiqh (Shafi'i)

Name: Ar-Risalah fi Usul al-Fiqh (Shafi'i)
Author: Imam ash-Shafi'i

الرسالة في أصول الفقه

By Imam ash-Shafi'i204h (820 CE)1 volumes

The first systematic work on Islamic legal theory ever written. Ash-Shafi'i laid out the hierarchy of legal sources (Quran, Sunnah, ijma, qiyas) and defined the methodology for deriving rulings. This revolutionary work created usul al-fiqh as a distinct discipline and influenced all subsequent legal thought.

INTROIntroduction 1Introduction to Ar-Risalah: The First Usul al-Fiqh Text 2The Authority of the Quran in Legal Derivation 3The Authority of the Sunnah 4Ijma (Scholarly Consensus) and Its Authority 5Qiyas (Analogical Reasoning) and Its Rules 6Al-Shafi'i's Legacy in Islamic Legal Theory

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Category: Usul al-Fiqh
Subject: usul fiqh
Original Language: ar
Available In: aren
Written: 204h (820 CE)
Volumes: 1

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