Moral Rationalism and Shar 'a is the first attempt at outlining the scope for a theological reading of Shar 'a, based on a critical examination of why 'Adliyya theological ethics have not significantly impacted Sh ' readings of Shar 'a.

Within Sh ' works of Shar 'a legal theory (us l al-fiqh) there is a theoretical space for reason as an independent source of normativity alongside the Qur' n and the Prophetic tradition. The position holds that humans are capable of understanding moral values independently of revelation. Describing...

In Visions of Sharīʿa Bhojani, De Rooij and Bohlander present the first broad examination of ways in which legal theory (uṣūl al-fiqh) within Twelver Shīʿī thought continues to be a forum for vibrant debates regarding the assumptions, epistemology and hermeneutics of Sharīʿa in contemporary Shīʿī thought. Bringing together authoritative voices and emerging scholars, from both ‘traditional’ seminaries and ‘Western’ academies, the distinct critical insider and emic accounts provided develop a novel avenue in Islamic legal studies. Contextualised through reference to the...