16 results for “usul al-fiqh”

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tabi_tabii Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafii

Founder of the Shafii school and pioneer of usul al-fiqh with his foundational work al-Risalah.

classical Imam Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi'i

Founder of the Shafi'i school and pioneer of usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence). His book al-Risalah is the f...

medieval Siraj ad-Din al-Bulqini

...e foremost mujtahids of his era. Known for his expertise in usul al-fiqh and hadith.

ottoman Ibn an-Najjar al-Futuhi

A major Hanbali scholar of usul al-fiqh and author of Muntaha al-Iradat.

medieval Ibn Amir Hajj

...f 'at-Taqrir wat-Tahbir,' an important commentary on Hanafi usul al-fiqh.

modern Mustafa al-Khin

...ersity, co-author of 'al-Fiqh al-Manhaji' and specialist in usul al-fiqh.

ottoman Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi

Encyclopedic Shafi'i scholar, author of al-Bahr al-Muhit fi Usul al-Fiqh and al-Burhan fi Ulum al-Quran.

late-classical al-Taftazani

...ian polymath who wrote authoritative commentaries on kalam, usul al-fiqh, and Arabic rhetoric.

ottoman Mehmed Emin Efendi (Shaykhzadah)

...summary of Hanafi theology) and a commentary on al-Manar in usul al-fiqh.

medieval al-Shatibi

The greatest scholar of Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) after al-Ghazali. His al-Muwafaqat revolutionized usul al-...

medieval al-Amidi

One of the greatest usul al-fiqh scholars. His al-Ihkam fi Usul al-Ahkam is the most technic...

classical al-Qaffal al-Shashi

Imam of Khorasan in Shafi'i fiqh and usul al-fiqh. Pioneer of systematic legal methodology in the East.

medieval al-Shatibi (usul al-fiqh)

Maliki scholar of Granada whose al-Muwafaqat is the foundational text on Maqasid al-Shariah (objectives of Islamic law).

contemporary Mohammad Hashim Kamali

A leading contemporary scholar of Islamic jurisprudence (b. 1944), founding CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia, and author

contemporary Muhammad Abu Zahrah

A towering Egyptian scholar (1898-1974 CE), professor at Cairo University and al-Azhar, author of landmark works in Islamic jurisprudence, comparative fiqh, and

tabi_tabii Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i

...r of the Shafi'i school and father of Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh). Author of al-Risalah, the first systematic work on jurisp...