A Treasury of Sacred Maxims
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A Treasury of Sacred Maxims

A Commentary on Islamic Legal Principles

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eBook - ePub

A Treasury of Sacred Maxims

A Commentary on Islamic Legal Principles

About this book

This beautiful collection discusses the legal and moral implications of some fundamental Islamic principles. With an emphasis upon concision and concentration of meaning each aphorism, and its accompanying commentary, is full of value and significance.

Dr. Shahrul Hussain is Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Markfield Institute of Higher Education, United Kingdom. He studied classical Islamic studies and Arabic before attending the University of Al-Azhar, Cairo, Egypt, where he graduated from the Faculty of Islamic Jurisprudence and Law in 2001. In 2010 he completed his PhD at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Halftitle
  3. The Treasury Series in Islamic Thought and Civilization
  4. Title
  5. Dedication
  6. Copyright Page
  7. Contents
  8. Transliteration Table
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Introduction
  11. Maxim 1: Works are According to their Ultimate Ends
  12. Maxim 2: Rewards are According to Intentions
  13. Maxim 3: Combining Acts of Worship
  14. Maxim 4: The Primacy of Intention in Contracts
  15. Maxim 5: Intent Takes Precedence over Words
  16. Maxim 6: The Explicit Has Primacy over the Implicit
  17. Maxim 7: When to Give Preference to Others
  18. Maxim 8: Intention in Devotional and Other Acts
  19. Maxim 9: The Principle of Removing Harm
  20. Maxim 10: Balancing Competing Harms
  21. Maxim 11: The Removal of Harm Takes Precedence
  22. Maxim 12: When the Unlawful Becomes Permitted
  23. Maxim 13: Proportionality in Exigent Circumstances
  24. Maxim 14: Degrees of Exigency
  25. Maxim 15: Considerations in the Removal of Harm
  26. Maxim 16: Taking the Lesser of Two Evils
  27. Maxim 17: The Prohibition of Causing Harm
  28. Maxim 18: A Principle for Prohibited Transactions
  29. Maxim 19: A Principle for Prohibited Acts
  30. Maxim 20: The Legal Significance of Custom
  31. Maxim 21: Custom Is a Legal Proof
  32. Maxim 22: Custom May Entail Legal Prohibition
  33. Maxim 23: Custom Has Priority over Literal Meaning
  34. Maxim 24: Only Established Custom is Considered
  35. Maxim 25: Isolated Examples are not Considered
  36. Maxim 26: Unstated Stipulations Based on Custom
  37. Maxim 27: What Custom Finds Detestable
  38. Maxim 28: Certainty Takes Precedence over Doubt
  39. Maxim 29: The Presumption is Freedom from Liability
  40. Maxim 30: The Presumption is that Things Are Lawful
  41. Maxim 31: Literal Meaning Takes Precedence
  42. Maxim 32: The Presumption of Continuity
  43. Maxim 33: When the Lawful and Unlawful Mix
  44. Maxim 34: Hardship Brings Ease
  45. Maxim 35: Constriction Brings Ease
  46. Maxim 36: Benefits Bring Liability
  47. Maxim 37: Risk is Relative to Reward
  48. Maxim 38: The Validity of Multiple Ijtihād
  49. Maxim 39: The Subordinate Follows the Principle
  50. Maxim 40: The Proximate Cause Takes Precedence
  51. Index