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