"Al-Ihkam fi Usul al-Ahkam"
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"Al-Ihkam fi Usul al-Ahkam" is a foundational work of Islamic legal theory by Ibn Hazm, systematically presenting his distinctive Zahiri (literalist) approach to usul al-fiqh.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Al-Ihkam fi Usul al-Ahkam | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal theory book
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usul al-fiqh work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | systematize Zahiri legal theory ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Hazm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorName | Abu Muhammad Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Sa‘id ibn Hazm al-Andalusi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely studied in Zahiri circles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Hanafi usul positions
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Maliki usul positions ⓘ Shafi‘i usul positions ⓘ rationalist methods in usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| describes | sources of Islamic law ⓘ |
| discusses |
abrogation (naskh)
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authority of consensus (ijma‘) ⓘ commands and prohibitions in Sharia ⓘ conditions of legal proof (hujjah) ⓘ linguistic principles in legal interpretation ⓘ |
| doctrine | literalist approach to legal texts ⓘ |
| field | Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Qur’an as primary legal source
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Sunnah as primary legal source ⓘ |
| genre | fiqh theory ⓘ |
| hasModernEdition | critical printed editions in Arabic ⓘ |
| importance | foundational text for Zahiri usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Zahiri jurists
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studies of Islamic legal theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hadith
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Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ early Zahiri thought ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchool | Zahiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic legal theory
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usul al-fiqh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript form ⓘ |
| regards | textual evidence as sole basis for law ⓘ |
| rejects |
istihsan (juristic preference)
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qiyas (analogical reasoning) ⓘ taqlid (blind following of jurists) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| supports |
apparent (zahir) meaning of texts
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strict textualism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
11th century CE
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5th century AH ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Rulings on the Principles of Legal Rulings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenByFollowerOf | Zahiri school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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