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‘Our Publications’ databank / collection
‘Our Publications’ collection is a bibliographic database of the Foundation's own publications. These works are the outcome of prominent research projects and events carried out by the three centres of the Foundation, i.e. the ‘Manuscripts Centre’, the ‘Mawsoa Centre’ and the ‘Maqasid Centre’.
This collection was added to the ‘Al-Furqan Digital Library’ to enrich the user research experience. The collection is continuously updated, and currently contains over 200 works in over 400 volumes. These cover both introductory and advanced topics discussed and presented by distinguished scholars in the field of Islamic written heritage.
It also includes many popular and heavily cited publications, as well as award winning works, such as the critical edition of al-Isfizāri’s book which deals with the field of mechanics, known as “the sciences of weights and mechanical devices” (‘Ilmay al-Athqāl wal-Ḥiyal). Other popular items include works by the late famous scholar Annemarie Schimmel, such as The Secrets of Creative Love (1998) and Islam and the Wonders of Creation(2003); and many other highly demanded references, including the unique Encyclopaedia of Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Al-Madīnah Al-Munawwarah.
The Relationship between Purposes (Maqāṣid) and Fundamentals (Uṣūl) of Islamic Law
In this work, the author examines the relationship between maqāṣid and the foundations of Islamic jurisprudence (uṣūl al-fiqh) on the basis that the maqāṣid methodology is a reflection of the Sharīʿah objectives. This is because of its provision to take into account modern circumstances and new issues for the sake of public interest. Shaykh bin Bayyah brings to the fore a number of definitions of maqāṣid which are substantiated by the inherent meanings found in the principles of law-making and interest which are established by law and through intellectual reasoning. He further considers that the search for maqāṣid is a legal obligation based on God’s communication with man with a view to clarifying the wisdom underlying creation and revelation. The author also examined a number of contemporary issues in jurisprudence such as the pilgrimage initiation sites (mawāqīt), civic participation of minorities in elections, women’s freedoms and also issues of marriage between Muslims and non-Muslims.
Shared Knowledge
The Public Interest in the Term of the Purposes of Islamic Law: a Functional Vision
Arts and Maqāṣid: The Arts that serve Maqāṣid, and the Maqāṣid that serve the Arts
Purposes of the Islamic Financial Law