Ghazali's Methodology of Deduction from Textual Pronouncements

ISBN-13: 9783330855755 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 292 str.

Muhammad Salama

Opis

The efforts of Muslim jurisprudents have been continuously aiming at (a) identifying the sources and objectives of the shariah (Islamic Law), (b) clarifying the authority of each of them, and (c) establishing the methods of deducing legal rulings concerning human acts on both individual and collective levels. They have organized a system for inferring shariah rulings from their sources and founded principles and methods for handling shariah texts, notwithstanding that both their indications and manner of authenticity have variable degrees regarding qa (decisiveness) and ann (presumption). They, moreover, delineated the necessary conditions for the legal practice of ijtihad (deducing shariah rulings), which is an intellectual effort. This book aims primarily to explore and uncover the horizons and techniques of the juristic methodology in comprehending and interpreting shariah texts, particularly from the perspective of Imam al-Ghazali in his illustrious book "Al-Mustasfa min Ilm al-Usul," a prime example of jurisprudential theory in its golden age which remains a classic even in the face of twisted interpretations of shariah texts and intents in more recent times.

O autorze

Dr. Muhammad Abdelrahman Salama, PhD in Shari`ah and Islamic studies.Associate Professor of Islamic Jurisprudence.Researcher, writer, translator, and fatwa counselor.