Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence

Foreword; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface;
1. Introduction to 'Usul al-Fiqh';
2. The First Source of 'Shari'ah': The Qur'an;
3. The 'Sunnah';
4. Rules of Interpretation I: Deducing the Law from its Sources;
5. Rules of Interpretation II: 'al-Dalalat' (Textual Implications);
6. Commands and Prohibitions;
7. 'Naskh' (Abrogation);
8. 'Ijma" (Consensus of Opinion);
9. 'Qiyas' (Analogical Deduction);
10. Revealed Laws Preceding the Shari'ah of Islam;
11. The 'Fatwa' of a Companion;
12. 'Istihsan' (Equity in Islamic Law);
13. 'Maslahah Mursalah' (Considerations of Public Interest);
14. "Urf' (Custom);
15. 'Istishab' (Presumption of Continuity);
16. 'Sadd al-Dhara'i' (Blocking the Means);
17. 'Hukm Shar'i' (Law or Value of Shari'ah);
18. Conflict of Evidences;
19. 'Ijtihad' (Personal Reasoning);
20. A New Scheme for 'Usul al-Fiqh'; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

Dr Mohammad H. Kamali is Professor of Law at the International Islamic University Malaysia, where he has been teaching Islamic law and jurisprudence since 1985. Among his other works published by the Islamic Texts Society is 'Freedom of Expression in Islam'.

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