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‘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’.

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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.

(3) Objectives of Islamic law in Light of the Noble Prophetic Sunnah

BY VARIOUS CONTRIBUTORS EDITED BY ESAM AHMED EL-BASHIR
2022
Arabic
Courses
1
9781788145633
Book
Hardback
/
344
0.679 kg
(Other)

Within this book, the reader will find scientific papers relating to the proceedings of the third scientific course on “The Objectives of Islamic Law in Light of the Noble Prophetic Sunnah from the Perspective of Capacities (maqāmāt) of Prophetic Actions (taṣarrufāt)”. This was the culmination of the two previous courses on the same topic, organised by the Centre for Study of the Philosophy of Islamic Law at Al-Furqān Islamic Heritage Foundation. This scientific course aimed to lay the foundation for sound understanding and assimilation of the Prophetic Sunnah’s objectives from the perspective of capacities of Prophetic actions. Such an undertaking is the preserve of erudite scholars, with extensive experience in the objectives discipline, through theorising, inductive reasoning (al-istiqrā’), and fitting to novel cases (tanzīl). Indeed, attempting to understand Islamic legal rulings and objectives without referencing Prophetic actions and capacities is a path to error. The training course also aimed to draw inspiration from the Noble Prophetic Sunnah, in finding solutions to flawed aspects in religious practice, and the negative effects in civilising endeavours, especially in our contemporary times. Moreover, the training course was important in facilitating communication between students of knowledge and scholars, enabling them to engage in sound consideration of novel developments of the times. In this book, the esteemed reader will find valuable refereed academic papers authored by scholars specialising in the Islamic law objectives field, representing novel contributions to the scientific and knowledge domain, and characterised by renewal, novel contribution, deep consideration, sound opinion, fine thinking, and robust methodology. The papers encompassed the objectives of Prophetic actions in the capacity of leader (imām), and distinguishing such capacities and their objectives in Prophetic fatwas, adjudication (qaḍā’), and reconciliation (ṣulḥ). Furthermore, touching upon the transcendent aim of Prophetic actions in perfecting selves through referring to principal sources and discerning the objectives, and including summaries of four contemporary books on the Prophetic Sunnah and its objectives.