About this course
Examine the shared methods used to derive rulings across different areas of Islamic law. The course establishes the vocabulary of fiqh and legal theory, introduces the requirements for ijtihad, and considers the Quran, Sunnah, consensus and reason as sources of legal inquiry.
The later lessons focus on interpretation: commands and prohibitions, general and particular expressions, absolute and conditional meanings, and clear and ambiguous language. Discussions of conflicting hadith, abrogation, reasoning and procedural principles show the range of questions addressed by legal theory.
What you’ll explore
- The vocabulary of legal theory and requirements for ijtihad
- The Quran, Sunnah, consensus and reason
- Apparent meanings, conflicting hadith and interpretive questions
- Commands, prohibitions and general and particular expressions
- Absolute, conditional, clear and ambiguous meanings
- Abrogation, reasoning and procedural principles
Curriculum
- 01Defining Islamic Legal Theory
- 02The Linguistic Meaning of Fiqh
- 03The Technical Meaning of Fiqh
- 04Requirements for Ijtihad
- 05Important Vocabulary
- 06The Sources of Islamic Law
- 07The Quran
- 08The Sunnah
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- 09Consensus
- 10Reason
- 11Brief History on the Development of Islamic Legal Theory
- 12The Subjects of Islamic Legal Theory
- 13The Apparent Meanings of the Quran
- 14Problems with the Sunnah
- 15Conflicting Hadith
- 16Issues Common to the Quran and Sunnah
- 17Commands
- 18Prohibitions
- 19The General and the Particular
- 20The Absolute and the Conditional
- 21Implicit Meanings
- 22The Clear and the Ambiguous
- 23The Abrogator and the Abrogated
- 24Two Types of Consensus
- 25Deriving Rulings Using Reason
- 26Procedural Principles
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