Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Maqasid as-Shari'ah

In developing Islamic economics in the modern context, ijtihad in many times is required. To derive ijtihad, we need clear understanding of the primary sources. Usul al-fiqh provides us the methodology to derive rulings from the sources of shari’ah.

Sometimes, there are no Quranic texts or hadith (nass) addressing certain issues. In this situation, scholars or researchers need maqasid as-shari’ah (the objectives of shari’ah) as a guidance.

Click here for explanations on maqasid as-shari’ah.

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