Usul al-Fiqh

أصول الفقه

A trail through legal theory.

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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Al-Risala

    الشافعي يكتب علمًا جديدًا: أصول الفقه.

    Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i · Fiqh

  2. Al-Juwayni

    إمام الحرمين: البرهان وغياث الأمم.

    إمام الحرمين الجويني · Nishapur

  3. The texts

    الإحكام في أصول الأحكام وكتب المدارس.

    al-Ihkam fi Usul al-Ahkam · Fiqh

  4. Maqasid

    مقاصد الشريعة: حفظ الضروريات الخمس.

    Sharia · Fiqh

  5. The schools

    أربعة مذاهب وأصولها: بطاقات الفقه.

    Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man ibn Thabit · Malik ibn Anas · Ahmad ibn Hanbal

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Overview

A path through the science of principles: al-Shafi'i writes al-Risala, al-Juwayni in al-Burhan, and Ibn Qudama in Rawdat al-Nazir. The logic of derivation.

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