A Treasury of Sacred Maxims
A Commentary on Islamic Legal Principles
Published on 10. December 2016
Book
Hardback
168 pages
978-1-84774-096-0 (ISBN)
Description
This beautiful collection discusses the legal and moral implication of some fundamental Islamic principles. With an emphasis upon literary quality, concision, and concentration of meaning, each aphorism is full of value and significance and typifies the tradition of qawa'id (legal maxims) in the Islamic intellectual sciences. A commentary accompanies each maxim.
Reviews / Votes
"A Treasury of Sacred Maxims did not disappoint; in fact it added to a key under represented area of fiqh. A deceptively succinct text that covers forty legal Maxims but goes beyond a mere introduction. One would expect a legal discussion, however Dr. Shahrul Hussain has added a moral aspect to each legal maxim. An excellent text which can be memorised alongside a primer fiqh text in any Islamic studies curriculum."? Mufti Amjad M Mohammed"This inspiring collection... will help deepen the understanding of key aspects of Shariah in its legal and ethical dimensions."? Islamic Voice
"A little book with loads of wisdom."? Islamic Voice
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Markfield
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 185 mm
Width: 122 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
223 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84774-096-0 (9781847740960)
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Person
Dr Shahrul Hussain is Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Markfield Institute of Higher Education, UK. He studied classical Islamic studies and Arabic at a specialist Islamic seminary, Darul Uloom Al-Islamiyah Al-Arabiyah College, Birmingham. After graduating from Darul Uloom he won a scholarship to study at the pre-eminent University of Al-Azhar, Cairo, Egypt, and graduated from the Faculty of Islamic Jurisprudence and Law in 2001. In 2010 he completed his PhD at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Content
INTRODUCTION; PART ONE Acts are judged by their goals and purposes; PART TWO Harm must be eliminated; PART THREE Customary usage is the determining factor; PART FOUR Certainty is not overruled by doubt; FURTHER READING