Category: sharh al waraqat
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Sharh al waraqat explained – Chapter 2 Defining the categories of rulings
Categories of rulings Imam juwayni has explained the rulings when he refers the ahkam shariah stating they are divided into 7 categories Imam Juwayni categories usul al fiqh rulings into 7 categories Imam juwauni is unique that he adds Sahih and batil rather than the 5 we normally think of in usul al fiqh. Fiqh…
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Sharh al waraqat explained – Chapter 1 Defining Usul & fiqh
Linguistic breakdown of the title “Sharh al waraqat” Imam Juwayni says these “waraqat” are few in number (Khalil) as it is a sound plural in the view of Imam sibawayh is the plural of smallness. The title al waraqat (pages) ends with “QAT”, in Arabic there are multiple ways you can make a word plural,…
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Sharh al waraqat – (Download Link included)
(download link below English translation↓) Who is the author? Imam Juwayni is one of the greatest Islamic writers of all time to the extent that he is known as the imam of the haramayn (The cities of Mecca and Medina!) What a great honor is it to be known as the Imam of the 2…
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Introduction to usul al fiqh
What is the meaning of Usul al fiqh? Usul means foundation in order words the foundational concepts of Islamic legal theory. Usul al fiqh seeks to educate you on how a jurist would come to conclusion of deriving rulings in Islamic law by a particular legitimate methodology. In the time of the prophet there was…
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