This article is presented in five sections beginning with a general characterisation of the maqas... more This article is presented in five sections beginning with a general characterisation of the maqasid al-Shari'ah and its origins in the Qur'an. The next section addresses the classification of the maqasid and a certain order of priority that is integrated into the structure of the maqasid. Section three is devoted to historical developments and the contributions of some of the leading 'ulama', especially that of Abu Ishaq Ibrahim al-Shatibi, to the theory of the maqasid. Section four looks into the differential approaches the 'ulama' have taken toward the identification of the maqasid. The last section highlights the relevance of the maqasid to ijtihad and the ways in which the maqasid can enhance the scope and caliber of ijtihad.
This article is presented in five sections beginning with a general characterisation of the maqas... more This article is presented in five sections beginning with a general characterisation of the maqasid al-Shari'ah and its origins in the Qur'an. The next section addresses the classification of the maqasid and a certain order of priority that is integrated into the structure of the maqasid. Section three is devoted to historical developments and the contributions of some of the leading 'ulama', especially that of Abu Ishaq Ibrahim al-Shatibi, to the theory of the maqasid. Section four looks into the differential approaches the 'ulama' have taken toward the identification of the maqasid. The last section highlights the relevance of the maqasid to ijtihad and the ways in which the maqasid can enhance the scope and caliber of ijtihad.
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