qiyas

  • The Usul al-Fiqh of the Four Madhhabs

    By Faheem Nadeem Maliki Usul        Split into Explicit texts (Nass) and Apparent (dhahir) texts. Nass texts are not open to interpretation whereas dhahir can be interpreted. Shafi’i considered to Nass and Dhahir to be interchangeable, in the Maliki position the Nass is stronger than the dhahir. A dhahir text can mean one of two

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  • Usul al-Fiqh/Jurisprudence: Qur’anic arguments against qiyas by Ibn Hazm

    Refutation of qiyas (analogy in religion) by Ibn Hazm Ibn Hazm cites in refutation of qiyas include: Qur’an 42:21: “What! Have they partners (in godhead) who have established (sharau) for them some religion for which God has given no permission?;” Qur’an 65:1: “And any who transgresses the limits of God does verily wrong his (own)

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  • Jurisprudence/Methodology – A Comparison between the Usuli & Traditionist methods

    Different methods of Islamic Law: A comparison between the Usuli and Traditionist methods When properly understanding Islamic Law (Shari’a), it is necessary to completely examine all the texts collectively. It is especially important to examine the texts chronologically & it is even more important to examine the clear commands & injunctions of the Qur’an and

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