"This collection of papers is the result of a two-day conference held in August 2015 in St Aidan's College at Durham University, organised jointly by the Al-Mahdi Institute in Birmingham and Durham's research group Islam, Law and Modernity (ILM)"--Preface. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
al-Sayyid Ali al-HĐusayni al-Sistani on usĐul al-fiqh in Twelver Shi'i thought : its Importance and historical phases / Ali-Reza Bhojani The reception of factuality (tasĐwib) theories of Ijtihad in modern usĐuli Shi'i thought / Seyyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad -- Reassessing the pivotal role of certainty in modern Shi'i usĐuli legal method : a case for accepting a wider range of evidence in the inference of sharia precepts / Hashim Bata -- The role of the Quran in legal reasoning (Ijtihad) : a Shi'i perspective / Rahim Nobahar -- From theory to practice : the role of the subject in the derivation of rulings and its potential in creating a system of case law for the operation of Shi'i law / Imranali Panjwani -- Strategic juristic omission and the Non-Muslim blood price : an examination of Shi'i fiqh and practice / Haider Ala Hamoudi -- Towards the hermeneutics of a justice-oriented reading of sharia / Ali-Reza Bhojani -- MaqasĐid al-sharia discourse in contemporary Shi'i jurisprudence / Hassan Beloushi -- Epilogue / Robert Gleave -- Appendix: al-Sayyid Ali al-HĐusayni al-Sistani on usĐul al-fiqh in Twelver Shi'i thought : its Importance and historical phases / Ali-Reza Bhojani
Summary:
"In Visions of sharia Bhojani, De Rooij and Bohlander present the first broad examination of ways in which legal theory (usĐul al-fiqh) within Twelver Shi'i thought continues to be a forum for vibrant debates regarding the assumptions, epistemology and hermeneutics of sharia in contemporary Shi'i thought. Bringing together authoritative voices and emerging scholars, from both 'traditional' seminaries and 'Western' academies, the distinct critical insider and emic accounts provided develop a novel avenue in Islamic legal studies. Contextualised through reference to the history of Shi'i legal theory as well as contemporary juristic practice and socio-political considerations, the volume demonstrates how one of the most intellectually vibrant and developed discourses of Islamic thought continues to be a key forum for exploring visions of sharia"--Provided by publisher.
Series:
Studies in Islamic law and society, 1384-1130 ; Volume 50
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