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..., actions, and tacit approvals — forms the second source of Islamic law alongside the Quran and is preserved in the great hadith co...
...ems — including calculating inheritance shares according to Islamic law, which was an explicit motivation for his algebraic work.
...s the most important work on the objectives and purposes of Islamic law.
...l expansion in the Caucasus, uniting Muslim peoples under a Sharia-based state.
...ahw). His emphasis on grounding spiritual experience in the Shari'ah made him a model for orthodox tasawwuf.
...o pioneered the study of Maqasid ash-Shariah (objectives of Islamic law) in his work al-Muwafaqat.
Syrian Hanafi jurist and one of the foremost authorities on Islamic law in the modern period. Author of al-Madkhal al-Fiqhi al-Amm ...
Pakistani Hanafi scholar, former judge of the Shariah Appellate Bench, and a leading authority on Islamic financ...
Classical scholar of aqeedah and ethics, author of 'ash-Shari'ah,' a foundational text on Sunni creed.
...modern Quran commentary, and pioneering work on maqasid ash-shari'ah.
...sociate Professor at Georgetown University, specializing in Islamic law and hadith sciences, author of major English-language works...
...ifornia, a leading academic voice on Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic law in the West, and the African-American Muslim experience.
...icism, his sayings on tawhid and the integration of outward sharia with inward states were foundational to that tradition.
... strict adherence to Quran and Sunnah, sobriety (sahw), and sharia-grounded spirituality. He was also a Shafi'i jurist and his...
...he most significant modern Quran commentary) and Maqasid al-Shariah.
...ud, one of the six canonical hadith collections focusing on Islamic law. He reviewed 500,000 hadiths and selected 4,800 for his Sun...
...developing the concept of maqasid al-shariah (objectives of Islamic law).
..., the most comprehensive modern encyclopedia of comparative Islamic law.
... the foundational text on Maqasid al-Shariah (objectives of Islamic law).
...Islamic scholar (b. 1938), secretary general of the Islamic Sharia Council of Britain, and author of An Introduction to the Sc...
... Imam ash-Shatibi. A foundational work on the objectives of Islamic law (maqasid ash-shariah). Revolutionized the field of usul al-...
...sential primary source for studying the formative period of Islamic law.
... (public interest) and the five essential objectives of the Shariah (preservation of religion, life, intellect, lineage, and p...
...dia from memory while imprisoned. It covers every branch of Islamic law in exhaustive detail, presenting the positions of Abu Hanif...
...ations while maintaining consistency with the spirit of the Shariah.
...rk that attempts to explain the wisdom and rationale behind Islamic law and practice. Shah Waliullah, the great 18th-century Indian...
...list) jurisprudence. Ibn Hazm examines every major issue of Islamic law, presenting evidence from the Quran and Sunnah and critiqui...
...Imam ash-Shatibi. A revolutionary work on the objectives of Islamic law (maqasid ash-shariah) that shifted legal theory from focusi...
...rudence. Ibn Nujaym identifies the five universal maxims of Islamic law and derives subsidiary principles, showing how individual r...
...cal format that makes it ideal for intermediate students of Islamic law.
...es govern specific rulings. Essential for understanding how Islamic law operates through broad legal reasoning.
...ning including early discussions of maqasid (objectives) of Islamic law that influenced later scholars like ash-Shatibi.
...nd modern reform movements. Essential for understanding how Islamic law evolved.
...objectives and spirit of the law. Ibn al-Qayyim argues that Islamic law is built upon wisdom and justice, and that legal rulings mu...
... investigative techniques that judges may use, showing that Islamic law accommodates sophisticated evidentiary reasoning.
...parative fiqh encyclopedia. Az-Zuhayli covers every area of Islamic law, presenting the views of all four Sunni schools with their ...
...t a unique work that bridges the two great schools of early Islamic law.
... Ashur. The most important modern work on the objectives of Islamic law, building on ash-Shatibi's foundation. Ibn Ashur argues for...
...ce text in the Shafi'i school. It covers all major areas of Islamic law from purification to inheritance.
...works of Maliki jurisprudence, covering the entire range of Islamic law. Al-Qarafi is also famous for his work on legal maxims (al-...
... commentary on al-Shaybani's works and covers every area of Islamic law in exhaustive detail.
...of Zahiri (literalist) jurisprudence, covering all areas of Islamic law. Ibn Hazm argues every point with direct evidence from Qura...
...haq ash-Shatibi. A groundbreaking work on the objectives of Islamic law (maqasid ash-shari'ah). Ash-Shatibi argues that understandi...
...y on the Mukhtasar of at-Tahawi, covering the full range of Islamic law with detailed reasoning and evidence. It remains the primar...
...ri (literalist) jurisprudence, covering the entire range of Islamic law from a strict textualist perspective. Ibn Hazm rejects anal...
...l opinions formulated in Egypt. It covers the full range of Islamic law with detailed evidence from Quran, Sunnah, and ijma. This w...
...Ameenah Bilal Philips. Traces the historical development of Islamic law from the Prophet's era through the four major schools of ju...
...mali. A rigorous academic study of usul al-fiqh: sources of Islamic law, methods of legal reasoning, ijtihad, ijma, qiyas, and masl...
...i. Establishes the binding authority of prophetic hadith in Islamic law, responding to modernist challenges and demonstrating Sunna...
... Muhammad Abd al-Rauf. A comprehensive guide to marriage in Islamic law: spouse selection, marriage contract, rights and duties of ...
The two forms of expiation for missed or broken religious obligations: who owes them and how to fulfill them.
The fourth source of Islamic law: how scholars derive new rulings by analogy to existing one...
The third source of Islamic law: what constitutes consensus, its authority, and famous exam...
The five essential objectives: preservation of religion, life, intellect, lineage, and wealth.
The Shariah-compliant alternative to conventional insurance: mutual co...
...al norms are incorporated into Islamic legal rulings within Shariah boundaries.
How sukuk provide sharia-compliant investment vehicles by structuring returns around...
The Quran-specified shares for heirs, the calculation of inheritance portions, and why Islamic inheritance law is considered a divine science.
How breastfeeding creates mahram relationships in Islam, the conditions, and the scholars' positions.
...rly positions on the permissibility of music and singing in Islamic law, from strict prohibition to conditional permission.
...e mutual rights and obligations between husband and wife in Islamic law, balancing complementary roles with shared dignity.
... engagement, and ethical constraints that govern warfare in Islamic law.
The role of the marriage guardian, who qualifies, the scholarly differences on whether the wali is a condition of a valid marriage, and the rights of the bride.
The Islamic rules on child custody after divorce, the priority given to the mother, age thresholds, and conditions that affect custody rights.
...breastfeeding establishes kinship (mahram relationships) in Islamic law, the conditions for rada'ah to take effect, and its implica...
The Shariah-compliant alternative to conventional leasing, the conditi...
The permissible forward sale in Islamic law, where payment is made upfront for goods delivered later, i...
...e avoiding haram industries, the screening criteria used by Shariah boards, and the purification of doubtful income.
Shariah-compliant home financing models including diminishing mush...
The scholarly debate on organ donation, the conditions under which it is permissible, the principle of necessity (darurah), and living vs. deceased donation.
The concept of istihsan as a source of Islamic law, how Hanafi jurists applied it, its critics (notably al-Sha...
When necessity permits the otherwise prohibited, the five levels of need (daruriyyat, hajiyyat, tahsiniyyat), conditions, and classical examples.
The general principles governing contracts in Islamic law, conditions for validity, prohibited elements, and the majo...
...esting, IVF, and other medical dilemmas through the lens of Shariah objectives.
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...l theory (usul al-fiqh), having systematized the sources of Islamic law in his landmark work al-Risalah. Predominant in East Africa...
...zahir) meaning — in practice removing the obligation of the shari'ah from their followers. Includes sub-groups: Nizari Ismaili ...
...themselves Muslim but are officially declared non-Muslim by Islamic law and the Pakistani constitution.