Maqāṣid al-Sharīảh, ijtihad and civilisational renewal
By: Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Contributors: International Institute of Islamic Thought
Series: Occasional papers series -- 20; Occasional papers (International Institute of Islamic Thought) -- 20.
Publisher: International Institute of Islamic Thought
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 53
ISBN-13: 9781565645790
Subjects: Islamic law
Description: This paper develops the idea of a maqasid-based framework for ijtihad and civilisational renewal (tajdid hadari), a broad and engaging prospect that also involves a review and reappraisal of the methodology of Islamic jurisprudence relating to both the maqasid and ijtihad.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.