New Trends in Islamic Legal Theory: Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿa as a New Source of Law?


The purposes of the law (maqāṣid al-sharīʿa) were traditionally tied to the definition of maṣlaḥa expounded by al-Ghazālī and employed in legal analogy (qiyās) and precepts (qawāʿid). This article addresses recent developments in the interpretation of the maqāṣid al-sharīʿa in the works of legal sch...

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Main Author: Opwis, Felicitas (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Die Welt des Islams
Year: 2017, Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-32
Further subjects:B Islam
 legal theory
 maṣlaḥa
 purposes of the law
 maqāṣid al-sharīʿa

Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)