al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Shari'ah
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Al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Shari'ah is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory by Imam al-Shatibi, renowned for its systematic articulation of the objectives (maqasid) and principles underlying Islamic law.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal theory book
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classical Islamic text ⓘ fiqh usul work ⓘ |
| aim |
clarifying the purposes of Shari'ah
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guiding jurists in sound ijtihad ⓘ |
| author |
Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi
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al-Shatibi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
preservation of intellect
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preservation of life ⓘ preservation of lineage ⓘ preservation of property ⓘ preservation of religion ⓘ |
| era | post-classical Islamic scholarship ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic legal theory
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Usul al-fiqh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
legal reasoning in Islam
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maqasid al-shari'ah NERFINISHED ⓘ objectives of Islamic law ⓘ principles of Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| genre | scholarly treatise ⓘ |
| hasCommentary | numerous later scholarly commentaries ⓘ |
| hasEdition | critical printed editions in the modern era ⓘ |
| influenced |
later maqasid al-shari'ah scholarship
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modern Islamic legal theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Maliki usul tradition
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earlier usul al-fiqh works ⓘ |
| knownFor |
comprehensive treatment of usul al-fiqh
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integration of maqasid with legal evidences ⓘ systematic articulation of maqasid al-shari'ah ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| madhhabContext | Maliki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodology |
emphasis on holistic understanding of law
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inductive analysis of Shari'ah texts ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| status |
reference text for contemporary jurists
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seminal work in maqasid studies ⓘ widely studied in traditional madrasas ⓘ |
| structure | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| subject |
classification of legal rulings
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conditions of ijtihad ⓘ custom ('urf) in law ⓘ legal maxims ⓘ public interest (maslahah) ⓘ qiyas and legal analogy ⓘ relationship between text and purpose ⓘ sources of Islamic law ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Conformities in the Principles of Shari'ah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedInto | various modern languages ⓘ |
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