Personal Reasoning (ijtihād) and Imitation (taqlīd)[1] ﺗﻗﻠﻳﺪ و إجتهاد : النبهاني By S. Z. Chowdhury Autumn 2003 Allah addressed (khāt}aba) all peoples with the Message of our Master Muh}ummad (S{AW). He Most High says: (O Mankind! Indeed the Messenger of Allah is [sent] to you all (al-A‘rāf:158)); he also says: (O Mankind! The proof has … Continue reading
Category Archives: Usul al-Fiqh
Articles, analysis and comments on topics and themes pertaining to the principles of Islamic Law used to derive articles of legislation and legal injunctions from the legal evidences.
The Imperative (Command)_small discussion
Commands (awamir) and Prohibitions (nawahy) 1. al-amr: ‘the demand to do an act from someone superior’ (talab al-fi‘l ‘ala wajh al-istila’).[1] There are several forms (sigha) of the imperative (amr). The three most common ones being: (a) The form of if‘al (do!): this is the singular grammatical form of the imperative in Arabic. Many verses … Continue reading
Imam Ibn al-Arabi_Ijtihad and Taqlid
Ijtihad and Taqlid_Ibn al-`Arabi Imam al-Qadi Abu Bakr Ibn al-`Arabi writes in book on Usul al-Fiqh:[1] كتاب الاجتهاد فيه ثلاث فصول الفصل الأول : في حقيقتهة : وهي بذل الجهد واستنفاذ الوسع في طلب الصواب[2] افتعال من الجهد كما تقول استداد من السداد ونحوه الفصل الثاني : في المطلوب به : اختلف الناس فيه فمنهم … Continue reading
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