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USUL AL FIQH: ISLAMIC LAW
AND JURISPRUDENCE
Gain an appreciation of the methodology used in Shariah
This course deals with the study of Usul al-Fiqh – Islamic jurisprudence methodology, looking at the various factors that contribute and influence Islamic rulings. The four primary sources of law will be studied together with the supplementary sources used in the practice of Ijtihad – independent legal deduction.
Course Outline
- The Qur’an and Sunnah
- Rules of Interpretation
- Commands and Prohibitions
- Naskh (Abrogation)
- Ijma’ (Consensus of Opinion) and Qiyas (Analogical Deduction)
- Equity in Islamic Law
- Maslahah Mursalah (Considerations of Public Interest)
- ‘Urf (Custom)
- Istishab (Presumption of Continuity)
- Sadd al-Dhara’i (Blocking the Means)
- Hukm Shar’i (Law or Value of Shari’ah)
- Conflict of Evidences
- Ijtihad, or Personal Reasoning
For registration, call (02) 9649 9040 or email info@isra.org.au
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