Iʿlām al-Muwaqqiʿīn ʿan Rabb al-ʿĀlamīn
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Iʿlām al-Muwaqqiʿīn ʿan Rabb al-ʿĀlamīn is a seminal multi-volume work of Islamic legal theory and jurisprudence that analyzes the principles, methodology, and ethics of issuing religious rulings (fatwas).
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal treatise
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fiqh work ⓘ multi-volume book ⓘ |
| addresses |
misuse of fatwas
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responsibility of jurists before God ⓘ |
| analyzes |
Qurʾan as legal source
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Sunnah as legal source ⓘ analogical reasoning (qiyas) ⓘ consensus (ijmaʿ) ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
biographical notes on jurists
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historical fatwas of earlier scholars ⓘ |
| critiques | blind following (taqlid) without evidence ⓘ |
| discusses |
causes of juristic disagreement
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conditions for mufti qualification ⓘ fatwa-giving procedures ⓘ legal maxims ⓘ relationship between text and reasoning ⓘ role of custom (ʿurf) in law ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
adherence to scriptural evidence
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consideration of public interest (maslaha) ⓘ gradualism and wisdom in legal rulings ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic legal theory
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fiqh ⓘ usul al-fiqh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ethics of muftis
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methodology of ijtihad ⓘ principles of issuing fatwas ⓘ sources of Islamic law ⓘ |
| genre | Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| hasForm | multi-volume print editions ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later Sunni legal theorists
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modern discussions of fatwa ethics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ibn Taymiyya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| madhhab | Hanbali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
classic of Hanbali jurisprudence
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major reference in Sunni legal theory ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Mamluk era ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Notifying the Signatories on Behalf of the Lord of the Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
advanced studies of usul al-fiqh
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seminaries and Islamic universities ⓘ |
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