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...legal theory with his Risalah (the first systematic work on usul al-fiqh), died in Egypt. His school synthesized the approac...
...rehensive early commentary on the Quran, and his Tarikh al-Rusul wal-Muluk is the most detailed universal history of the ear...
Founder of the Shafii school and pioneer of usul al-fiqh with his foundational work al-Risalah.
Founder of the Shafi'i school and pioneer of usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence). His book al-Risalah ...
...e foremost mujtahids of his era. Known for his expertise in usul al-fiqh and hadith.
Maliki scholar who pioneered the study of Maqasid ash-Shariah (objectives of Islamic law) in his work al-Muwafaqat.
A major Hanbali scholar of usul al-fiqh and author of Muntaha al-Iradat.
Mauritanian scholar and author of Adwa' al-Bayan, a tafsir that explains the Quran through the Quran itself. A master of multiple Islamic sciences who taught at
Shafi'i scholar and author of 'Sharh Usul I'tiqad Ahl as-Sunnah,' a foundational compilation on Sunni...
Known as 'Sultan al-Ulama' (Sultan of the Scholars), a Shafi'i jurist renowned for his courage in confronting unjust rulers and his masterwork 'Qawa'id al-Ahkam
Egyptian Hanafi jurist, author of 'al-Ashbah wan-Naza'ir,' a masterwork on Islamic legal maxims and principles.
...f 'at-Taqrir wat-Tahbir,' an important commentary on Hanafi usul al-fiqh.
Shafi'i jurist and first teacher at the Nizamiyyah Madrasa in Baghdad, author of 'al-Muhadhdhab' and 'at-Tanbih' in Shafi'i fiqh.
Hanbali jurist and theologian of Baghdad, author of 'al-Funun,' reportedly the largest book ever written in Arabic.
...gy, author of 'al-Ahkam as-Sultaniyyah' and 'al-Mu'tamad fi Usul ad-Din.'
Tunisian Maliki scholar and Grand Mufti, author of 'at-Tahrir wat-Tanwir,' a major modern Quran commentary, and pioneering work on maqasid ash-shari'ah.
...ersity, co-author of 'al-Fiqh al-Manhaji' and specialist in usul al-fiqh.
Leading Shafi'i jurist of Baghdad and author of al-Muhadhdhab, first head of the Nizamiyya madrasa in Baghdad.
Son of Taqi al-Din al-Subki, author of Tabaqat al-Shafi'iyya al-Kubra, the monumental biographical dictionary of Shafi'i scholars.
Encyclopedic Shafi'i scholar, author of al-Bahr al-Muhit fi Usul al-Fiqh and al-Burhan fi Ulum al-Quran.
...al theorist, known for al-Tamhid fi Takhrij al-Furu' ala al-Usul.
Leading Maliki jurist and legal theorist of 7th-century AH Egypt, author of al-Dhakhirah and al-Furuq.
Called 'Sun of the Imams,' the most important Hanafi jurist of the 5th century AH, author of the encyclopedic al-Mabsut.
...scholar of 5th-century AH Baghdad, author of al-Mu'tamad fi Usul al-Din and al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyyah.
Hanbali jurist and legal theorist, known for his controversial theory that maslaha (public interest) can override textual evidence, debated extensively by schol
Foremost Islamic scholar of the Indian subcontinent; synthesizer of the four madhabs and author of Hujjat Allah al-Balighah.
...ian polymath who wrote authoritative commentaries on kalam, usul al-fiqh, and Arabic rhetoric.
...e under Sultan Mehmed II. His Durar al-Hukkam and Mir'at al-Usul are standard Ottoman legal texts.
...summary of Hanafi theology) and a commentary on al-Manar in usul al-fiqh.
The greatest scholar of Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) after al-Ghazali. His al-Muwafaqat revolutionized ...
The most intellectually gifted Hanbali scholar of his era. His al-Funun is said to be the largest book ever written in Islamic civilization — reportedly 800 vol
One of the greatest usul al-fiqh scholars. His al-Ihkam fi Usul al-Ahkam is the most...
Imam al-Haramayn, teacher of al-Ghazali and one of the greatest Ash'ari theologians and Shafi'i jurists.
Imam of Khorasan in Shafi'i fiqh and usul al-fiqh. Pioneer of systematic legal methodology in the Eas...
Leading Hanafi jurist of Baghdad. His Ahkam al-Quran is the primary Hanafi commentary on Quranic legal verses.
Maliki scholar of Granada whose al-Muwafaqat is the foundational text on Maqasid al-Shariah (objectives of Islamic law).
A leading contemporary scholar of Islamic jurisprudence (b. 1944), founding CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia, and author
A towering Egyptian scholar (1898-1974 CE), professor at Cairo University and al-Azhar, author of landmark works in Islamic jurisprudence, comparative fiqh, and
...r of the Shafi'i school and father of Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh). Author of al-Risalah, the first systematic work o...
...amic law (maqasid ash-shariah). Revolutionized the field of usul al-fiqh.
...uranic cross-referencing with detailed discussions of fiqh, usul, Arabic grammar, and hadith. The work is renowned for its d...
... analogy and legal stratagems. The work is both a manual of usul al-fiqh and a passionate defense of deriving rulings from e...
By Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari. A creedal work by the founder of the Ash'ari school, written after his famous departure from Mu'tazili theology. In this text, al-As
By Al-Lalika'i. A massive compilation of creedal statements and narrations from the Prophet, the Companions, the Tabi'in, and later scholars of Ahl us-Sunnah, o
By Ibn Kathir. A focused seerah work by the author of al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah, extracted and reorganized from the seerah sections of his larger historical work.
...i'i. The first systematic treatise on Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) ever written. Imam ash-Shafi'i laid out the founda...
... became one of the most widely taught introductory texts on usul al-fiqh, with numerous commentaries written on it across th...
By Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi. The most important work of usul al-fiqh in the Hanbali school. Ibn Qudamah based it on al-G...
By Imam ash-Shawkani. A comprehensive work on usul al-fiqh by the great Yemeni mujtahid ash-Shawkani. The auth...
By Imam al-Ghazali. One of the four foundational works of usul al-fiqh in Sunni Islam, alongside ar-Risalah, al-Mu'tamad, ...
By Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab. A short but foundational text on the three questions every person will be asked in the grave: Who is your Lord? What is your relig
... important and comprehensive works on Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh). Ar-Razi synthesized the approaches of al-Ghazali'...
By Sayf ad-Din al-Amidi. A masterwork of Islamic legal theory that became a standard advanced textbook. Al-Amidi presents the principles of jurisprudence with e
By Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi. Ibn Hazm's articulation of Zahiri legal methodology, rejecting qiyas (analogy) and emphasizing the apparent meaning of texts. A brillia
...ology for deriving rulings. This revolutionary work created usul al-fiqh as a distinct discipline and influenced all subsequ...
By Abu Ishaq ash-Shirazi. A widely studied primer on Shafi'i legal theory by the first teacher at the Nizamiyyah college in Baghdad. Ash-Shirazi presents the pr
By Imam al-Juwayni. A masterwork of Shafi'i legal theory by al-Ghazali's teacher, Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni. Known for its depth and originality, this work in
...ndent discipline of Islamic law, not merely a subsidiary of usul al-fiqh. His work renewed scholarly interest in purpose-bas...
... is also famous for his work on legal maxims (al-Furuq) and usul al-fiqh.
...ial for proper juristic reasoning. This work revolutionized usul al-fiqh by systematizing the theory of maslahah (public int...
By Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari. A creedal work written after Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari left the Mu'tazili school, in which he affirms the theology of Imam Ahmad and t
By Abu al-Mu'in an-Nasafi. The most comprehensive work of Maturidi theology, systematically presenting the theological positions of the Maturidi school with det
... standard at many Islamic universities. Az-Zuhayli presents usul al-fiqh in accessible academic language while maintaining s...
...Abu Hamid al-Ghazali. One of the four foundational works of usul al-fiqh in Sunni Islam. Al-Ghazali introduces Aristotelian ...
.... A comprehensive and philosophically sophisticated work on usul al-fiqh that builds on al-Ghazali's Al-Mustasfa. Ar-Razi br...
...Sayf ad-Din al-Amidi. One of the four foundational works of usul al-fiqh. Al-Amidi synthesizes the methodologies of al-Ghaza...
...Taj ad-Din as-Subki. A concise and authoritative summary of usul al-fiqh that became the most studied text in the field with...
...ms al-A'immah as-Sarakhsi. The primary reference for Hanafi usul al-fiqh, presenting the distinctive Hanafi methodology of l...
...mmentary on Fakhr al-Islam al-Bazdawi's foundational Hanafi usul text. This commentary explains the dense original with exte...
... ash-Shawkani. A comprehensive and independent treatment of usul al-fiqh by the great Yemeni mujtahid.
By Mohammad Hashim Kamali. A rigorous academic study of usul al-fiqh: sources of Islamic law, methods of legal reasoning...
By Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal's foundational text on Ahl al-Sunnah beliefs. Covers faith in Allah's attributes, the Quran, the Companions, and the
By Ibn al-Qayyim. Ibn al-Qayyim's major work on usul al-fiqh and the conditions of ijtihad. A masterpiece on Isl...
The school that systematized usul al-fiqh: Imam al-Shafi'i, his Risalah, and the school's glo...
The fourth source of Islamic law: how scholars derive new rulings by analogy to existing ones.
The third source of Islamic law: what constitutes consensus, its authority, and famous examples throughout history.
An introduction to the principles scholars use to derive rulings from the Quran, Sunnah, ijma, and qiyas.
The scholar who systematized Islamic legal theory and wrote al-Risala, the first treatise on the principles of jurisprudence.
The principle of maslahah (public benefit), its use as a supplementary source of law, the conditions scholars placed on it, and debates on its scope.
The concept of istihsan as a source of Islamic law, how Hanafi jurists applied it, its critics (notably al-Shafi'i), and its practical applications.
How al-Shafi'i systematized the methodology of Islamic jurisprudence in his revolutionary work al-Risalah, uniting the Hijazi and Iraqi schools of thought.
... is widely regarded as the founder of Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh), having systematized the sources of Islamic law in...
...al Tafsir (Jami al-Bayan) and his world history (Tarikh al-Rusul wal-Muluk).
...of millions of participants globally. Its 'Six Principles' (usul al-sitta) focus on kalima, salah, ilm wa dhikr, ikram al-Mu...