The Province of Shariah Determined: Fundamental Rethink of the Shariah

ISBN: 9789670957098
Author: Faiz Abdullah
Publisher: The Other Press Sdn Bhd
Pages: 403 Binding: Paperback

Description from the publisher:

The Muslim world and its ummah are in dire need of an ideational paradigm change towards reform and renewal. The conception of the Shariah as being doctrinaire; legalistic and one-dimensional needs to be deconstructed. This book attempts to bring clarity to the subject and determine its province. The institution of the madhhab with the doctrines of ijtihad; taqlid and ikhtilaf is examined to shed greater light on the Shariah as divine guidance to the ummah as well as canonical law. This also warrants a study of fiqh; ‘ilm al-fiqh and usul al-fiqh which tend to be erroneously interchanged with Shariah; which in turn blurs the distinction between divine law and juristic.