Imam al-Syatibi is a great figure in Islamic law knowledge. He wrote a lot on the understanding method of Islamic legal resources to create unity of views and ijtihad. Among them is by linking the Usul Method with Maqasid syariah (syarak objective). Al-Syatibi also outlines the understanding of the method of amar and nahi, mafhum...Read More

There exists exclusionist methodology in the way Muslim scholarship developed its approach to scientific knowledge and its relation to shari’ah sciences or Islamic ontology. The realm of scientific knowledge has been dichotomously excluded from the ambit of revelation due to the Western traditions in the educational system adhered to by the Muslim world. Click here...Read More

This is a topic-by-topic study about the science of Hadith written to fulfil the needs of modern college students whose medium of instruction is mainly in English. Click here to read more.Read More

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...Read More