New Trends in Islamic Legal Theory: Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿa as a New Source of Law?
The purposes of the law (maqāṣid al-sharīʿa) were traditionally tied to the definition of maṣlaḥa expounded by al-Ghazālī and employed in legal analogy (qiyās) and precepts (qawāʿid). This article addresses recent developments in the interpretation of the maqāṣid al-sharīʿa in the works of legal sch...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Die Welt des Islams
Year: 2017, Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-32 |
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Islam
legal theory
maṣlaḥa
purposes of the law
maqāṣid al-sharīʿa
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