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Al-mustasfa min 'ilm al-usul (Arabic: المستصفى من علم الأصول) or On Legal theory of Muslim Jurisprudence is a 12th-century treatise written by Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali (Q.S) the leading legal theorist of his time. A highly celebrated work of al-Ghazali on Usul Al-Fiqh.
Traditional theory of Islamic jurisprudence elaborates how the scriptures (Quran and hadith) should be interpreted from the standpoint of linguistics and rhetoric. It also comprises methods for establishing authenticity of hadith and for determining when the legal force of a scriptural passage is abrogated by a passage revealed at a later date. [2]
Jul 28, 2023 · Law in the Islamic tradition is technically fiqh, which includes the legal use of canonical – sacred – Urtexts (the Qur’an and sunna ). Islamic law embraces modes of interpretation, case-law in courts, fatwas and the art of judges and mufti s, and the practice of notary-publics.
- chibli.mallat@law.utah.edu
Jul 10, 2024 · Wael B. Hallaq has already established himself as one of the most eminent scholars in the field of Islamic law. In this book, first published in 1997, the author traces the history of Islamic legal theory from its early beginnings until the modern period.
- Wael B. Hallaq
- 1997
Feb 4, 2013 · The Epistle on Legal Theory is the oldest surviving Arabic work on Islamic legal theory and the foundational document of Islamic jurisprudence. Its author, Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (d. 204/820), was the eponym of the Shafi'i school of legal thought, one of the four rites in Sunni Islam.
- Muhammad Ibn Idris Al-Shafi'i
- February 04, 2013
takes the reader inside the methodologies of Islamic legal theory, using a general format and legal terms that correspond to the classical Arabic works of Islamic jurisprudence.
Shafici's prominent status has been further bolstered by the fact that he was the first Muslim jurist ever to articulate his legal theory in writing, in what has commonly become known as al-Risdla.2 Schacht's portentous findings, coupled with the high esteem in which Shafici is held in medieval and modern Islam, have led Islamicists to believe t...
