Islamic Jurisprudence

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Islamic Jurisprudence Assignment # 1 What is Islamic Jurisprudence and Qualities of Holy Quran

Submitted by: Mustafa Hussain Modan (13158)

Submitted To: Dr. Nawaz Date: 6th February, 2011

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Islamic Jurisprudence Islamic Jurisprudence Definition Islamic Jurisprudence is defined as “The science of extraction of practical religious regulations from their detailed sources”. Allah Almighty says; “Nor should the Believers all go forth together: if a contingent from every expedition remained behind, they could devote themselves to acquiring fiqh in religion, and admonish the people when they return to them, that thus they (may learn) to guard themselves (against evil).” (9:122). In other words Islamic Jurisprudence is the comprehending of Islamic rules and regulation from the shariah and Fiqh.

Fiqh Definition Fiqh is an Arabic word which literally means to comprehend. It is defined as; “The science of extraction of practical religious regulations from their detailed sources.

Shariah Definition Shariah is Defined as; “Those doctrinal, practical and dispositional regulations which Allah has legislated through one of His Messengers.” Shariah are the set of rules and regulation which are regulated upon the Muslim Ummah and the complete Human Kind through the Quran revealed on the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Sources of Islamic Jurisprudence •

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Primary Sources o

Qur'an

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Sunnah

Secondary Sources o

Consensus (Ijma`)

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Analogy (Qiyas)

What is Jurisprudence? Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal theorists (including legal philosophers and social theorists of law), hope to obtain a

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deeper understanding of the nature of law, of legal reasoning, legal systems and of legal institutions

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General Perception vs. Islamic Perception of Jurisprudence General perception of jurisprudence is that we talk about laws and its philosophy behind it and the systematic way by which they are created Islamic perception of jurisprudence is the “perfect code of how to live one’s life”. More over it covers all the aspects like finance economics etc . it also helps us to understand simple problems like inheritance as well

Importance and Significance of Islamic Jurisprudence Importance and significance of Islamic jurisprudence as laws are the guidelines by which people that cohabitate as is being neighbors and living and working together need to abide by in order to protect everyone’s ability to enjoy, travel, work and entertain them in a society. Without laws there would be nothing one could do if another were violating their peace and enjoyment. As such it is stated and enforced in order to maintain peace as opposed to mayhem and chaos so it can be safe said it is the need of every society . And madina was the first Islamic state where Islamic teaching were practiced and holy prophet was the first chief justice of the state

Branches of jurisprudence Following are some of the main Branches of Islamic Jurisprudence 1. Basics Faith in Islam 2. Economics 3. Financing 4. Political 5. Medical 6. Social 7. Judicial

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The Holy Quran Five Basic Rights of the Holy Quran Following are the five basic rights of the Holy Quran on Muslims. 1. Believing in it 2. Reciting it 3. Understanding it 4. Application of it in daily life 5. Communication of it to others

Quran and its Qualities 1. Quran authenticity and other books Quran does confirm the earlier books. But we have been time and again told that those books are now not in their original form but have been altered by their followers. In many articles about religion, the authors normally resort to get more information from the earlier revealed books than to content themselves what has been stated in Quran.

2. Aim of Quran The main aim of the Quran is therefore to reinforce and accelerate the spiritual ascension, together with all the qualities of human being, toward a state of true loftiness and the dignity of which the human being is worthy. In another words, we can say that the main purpose of Quran is to expound truths that are relevant to the ‘life of the human being’ and the exaltation of his being and conducive to his attaining a life of true happiness.

3. Holy Quran as a law giver Muslims believe the Qur'an to be the direct words of Allah, as revealed to and transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad. All sources of Islamic law must be in essential agreement with the Qur'an, the most fundamental source of Islamic knowledge

4. Usul –e-fiqh & Shariah Usul al-fiqh, or the roots of Islamic law, expound the indications and methods by which the rules of fiqh are deduced from their sources. These indications are found mainly in the Qur'an and Sunnah, which are The principal sources of the Shari'ah.

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The rules of fiqh are thus derived from the Qur'an and Sunnah in conformity with a body of principles and methods which are collectively known as usul al-fiqh.

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