Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence / Edition 3

by Prof. Mohammad Hashim Kamali, John Spencer, Trevor Smith, Helen Margetts, Christopher Hillion

Overview

This third edition of the best-selling title Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence has been completely revised and substantially enlarged. In this work, Prof Kamali offers us the first detailed presentation available in English of the theory of Muslim law (usul al-fiqh). Often regarded as the most sophisticated of the traditional Islamic disciplines, Islamic Jurisprudence is concerned with the way in which the rituals and laws of religion are derived from the Qur'an and the Sunnah—the precedent of the Prophet. Written as a university textbook, Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence is distinguished by its clarity and readability; it is an essential reference work not only for students of Islamic law, but also for anyone with an interest in Muslim society or in issues of comparative Jurisprudence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780946621828
Publisher:	Islamic Texts Society
Publication date:	09/01/2005
Series:	Islamic Law and Jurisprudence Series
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	550
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.90(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Usul al-Fiqh
2. The First Source of Shari'ah: The Qur'an
3. The Sunnah
4. Rules of Interpretation I: Deducing the Law from its Sources
5. Rules of Interpretation II: al-Dalalat (Textual Implications)
6. Commands and Prohibitions
7. Naskh (Abrogation)
8. Ijma' (Consensus of Opinion)
9. Qiyas (Analogical Deduction)
10. Revealed Laws Preceding the Shari'ah of Islam
11. The Fatwa of a Companion
12. Istihsan (Equity in Islamic Law)
13. Maslahah Mursalah (Considerations of Public Interest)
14. Urf (Custom)
15. Istishab (Presumption of Continuity)
16. Sadd al-Dhara'i' (Blocking the Means)
17. Hukm Shar'i (Law or Value of Shari'ah)
18. Conflict of Evidences
19. Ijtihad (Personal Reasoning)
20. A New Scheme for Usul al-Fiqh

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'This book is a valuable addition to existing Islamic jurisprudential literature in English ... remarkably successful."

The Muslim World Book Review