Maqasid Al-Shariah Made Simple
written by Mohammad Hashim Kamali, 1944- (London, England: International Institute of Islamic Thought, 2008), 32 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- Maqasid al-Shari'ah, or the higher goals and objectives of Islamic law, is an important and yet somewhat neglected theme of the Shari'ah. Generally the Shari'ah is predicated on the benefits of the individual and that of the community, and its laws are designed so as to protect these benefits and facilitate improvement and perfection of the conditions of human life on earth. This easy to read guide gives a bird's eye view of the subject, simplifying its main principles to help readers understand the subject of maqasid al-shari'ah and how it explains the 'wisdoms behind rulings.' The paper focuses on a general characterisation of maqasid al-shari'ah and its origins in the Quran; the classification of maqasid; historical developments and the contributions of some of the leading ulama to the theory of maqasid; the differential approaches the ulama have taken toward the identification of maqasid; and finally the relevance of maqasid to ijtihad and the ways in which maqasid can enhance the scope and caliber of ijtihad.
- Field of Interest
- Religion & Thought
- Author
- Mohammad Hashim Kamali, 1944-
- Copyright Message
- Copyright ©2008 The International Institute of Islamic Thought
- Content Type
- General reference book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Page Count
- 32
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Publisher
- International Institute of Islamic Thought
- Place Published / Released
- London, England
- Subject
- Religion & Thought, Social Sciences, Belief Systems, Canonical and Sacred Texts, Systèmes de croyances, النظم العقائدية, Glaubenssysteme, מערכות אמונה, Sistema de Creencias, Sistema de Crenças, النصوص الكنسية والمقدسية, Textes sacrés et canoniques, Kanonische und heilige Texte, טקסטים קנוניים ומקודשים, Textos Canónicos y Sagrados, Textos Canônicos e Sagrados, Muslim, Law, Crime & the Administration of Justice, Law, Qur'ān, Authority of, Islam
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Systèmes de croyances, النظم العقائدية, Glaubenssysteme, מערכות אמונה, Sistema de Creencias, Sistema de Crenças, النصوص الكنسية والمقدسية, Textes sacrés et canoniques, Kanonische und heilige Texte, טקסטים קנוניים ומקודשים, Textos Canónicos y Sagrados, Textos Canônicos e Sagrados
