“The Maqāṣid Are the Qibla of the Jurists”: A Critical Analysis of Contemporary References to and Usages of Abū Ḥāmid Al-Ghazālī’s Dictum

Modernity reveals an intense preoccupation with the Intentions of the Sharia (maqāṣid al-sharīʿa) and reflections of premodern scholars on this legal concept. Within contemporary research in this field, the famous scholar Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d. 505/1111), who is counted among the pioneers of premo...

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Published: MDPI 2024
In: Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 2
Further subjects:B Kitāb Ḥaqīqat al-qawlayn
B modern legal literature
B Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī
B modern references to al-Ghazālī´s dictum
B Maqāṣid
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