Usul
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Is Islamic Law arbitrary, random or are the Divine laws decreed with purpose of Maslaha (greater well-being)? Views of the Ash’arites, Mu’tazila & al-Razi Fakhr al-Din al-Razi mentions, “Our companions (the Ash’arites) maintain that God, Glorious and Exalted is He, performs no action with an objective (li gharar), for if this were the case, it…
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Knowledge linked to Action & Divine Legislation – A Zaydi Reading It is narrated that a man asked [i.e. the Prophet], peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, three times about the best of actions. He replied each time: ((Knowledge of Allah)). Then, the man said: “I asked you about actions and you…
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