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VOLUME 6, ISSUE 3
(SEPTEMBER 2022)

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  Examining Conditions of Maṣāliḥ Mursalah fulfilling the Higher Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah) in the Modern Age

  Zeeshan Rais Khattak

  
  

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  Language	English
  Pages Nos :	19-38
  Volume :	6
  Issue :	3

  Title:

  Examining Conditions of Maṣāliḥ Mursalah fulfilling the Higher Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah) in the Modern Age

  Author/s:

  Zeeshan Rais Khattak
  Doctoral Candidate, Department of Islamic Studies, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan

  Abstract:

  The Islamic world is going through a stagnancy period in developing its own philosophy in consideration with its valuable customs and past legacy. It is because the Western world is more advanced than the former in all spheres of life. Moreover, the Islamic world is always using western technology for seeking compatibility in matters related to social and financial requirements for the sake of its survival. Therefore, Islamic scholars of our time try their level best to come up with solutions in the matters that clash with the Islamic ideology or any unresolved Sharīʿah issue to mitigate the Sharīʿah requirements by using the ideology of survival hidden in the Islamic Jurisprudence tool of maṣāliḥ mursalah which is used under the extreme challenge of survival. Application of the tool of maṣāliḥ mursalah in the contemporary world is again subject to full filling its required conditions which are well elaborated by Imam Ghazali in his book Al-Mustasfa. The problem lies with the conditions of it whether they comply with the contemporary world where Muslims are no more in control and where the whole world is considered to be one under the concept of the global village. The article seeks to explore new horizons to make the tool of maṣāliḥ mursalah (used in Islamic Jurisprudence) more useful and workable by complying it with the objectives of Sharīʿah known as maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah. The work is an extension of the philosophical thought of the great scholar.

  Keywords:

  Sharīʿah, Maṣlaḥah Mursalah, Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah, Islamic Finance.

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  Determining the Constituents of the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the Light of the Qur’ān: An Appraisal

  Aamir I. Yazdani, Muhammad Nasir J. Qureshi

  
  

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  Language	English
  Pages Nos :	39-50
  Volume :	6
  Issue :	3

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  Determining the Constituents of the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the Light of the Qur’ān: An Appraisal

  Author/s:

  Aamir I. Yazdani
  Researcher Scholar (MPhil), Department of Islamic Thought & Civilization, University of Management & Technology, UMT, Lahore, Pakistan
  Muhammad Nasir J. Qureshi
  Researcher Scholar (MPhil), Department of Islamic Thought & Civilization, University of Management & Technology, UMT, Lahore, Pakistan

  Abstract:

  The term Sunnah has been used both for Allah Himself and his messengers in the Qur’ān. The way Allah dealt with people where the messengers (rasuls) were sent is called Sunnatullāh by the Qur’ān. Likewise, the same term is used in the Qur’ān for Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as in following the trodden path (Sunnah) of his forefather Prophet Abraham, Alaihissalam. It implies that the word Sunnah cannot be applied to things related to theoretical knowledge like faith, etc. Its ambit remains the practices and actions linked to practical things only. In the case of the Qur’ān, we find that there is complete agreement among all Muslims on what constitutes the book of Allah, based on ijma (unanimity, thorough understanding, consensus) and tawatur (uninterrupted continuity, without any gap). There seems to be no unanimity on what constitutes the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). There are, therefore, several approaches towards Sunnah adopted by Muslims. This paper is based on Qualitative Methodology to determine the criterion of what constitutes the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and which practices include the precincts of the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

  Keywords:

  Al-Hikmah, Hereafter, Practices, Tazkiya

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