The issues with which the scholars of al Usul are primarily concerned include the following: • Logic and its predications • Linguistics • Commands and Prohibitions • Comprehensive al ‘Amm and Particular terms al Khass • Inconclusive al Mujmall and Determined concepts al Mubayyan • Abrogation al Naskh • Deeds (in particular, those of the Prophet, upon whom be • peace, and their significance) • Consensus al Ijma’ • Narrations relating to the Sunnan • Analogical reasoning al Qiyas • Indicating preference in cases of apparent contradiction • Exercising legal acumen and scholarship Ijtihad • Following a specific school of legal thought Taqlid • Disputed Sources (those other than the four “agreed” sources) .
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