Legal Maxims as a Genre of Islamic Law : Origins, Development and Significance of Al-Qawāʿid al-Fiqhiyya
Al-qawāʿid al-fiqhiyya are legal maxims or principles that are usually expressed in the form of terse adages, such as: al-umūr bi-maqāṣidihā (acts are [judged according] to the objectives behind them); and al-mashaqqa tajlub al-taysīr (hardship brings about facilitation). Most of al-qawāʿid (sg. al-...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2014
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Islamic law and society
Year: 2014, Volume: 21, Issue: 4, Pages: 325-365 |
| Further subjects: | B
substantive law
B legal maxims |
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