Language & the Interpretation of Islamic Law

 Language and the Interpretation of Islamic Law : NEW,
*[A5+] Paperback - 256 pages,
by Dr. Sukrija Husejn Ramic,
Published by The Islamic Texts Society, Cambridge, UK.




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The discipline of ‘principles of Islamic jurisprudence’ (usul al-fiqh) constitutes the theoretical basis of Islamic law (Shari’ah) and the indisputable foundation on which it is based. One of the most important branches of usul al-fiqh is the study of the usage of language. Language and the Interpretation of Islamic Law is the first work to appear in the English language dealing with this important aspect of Islamic law.


The author divides this study into four parts: linguistic principles and legal rulings; clarity and ambiguity of linguistic terms; the general and specific qualities of words; and ambiguity and clarity of selected terms. In order to place the discussion of language and the law in context, Dr Ramic gives an introduction into the principles of Islamic jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh), its development, its branches, its importance and its relationship with the other Islamic sciences. Language and the Interpretation of Islamic Law, therefore, gives the reader for the first time an opportunity to study the 'tools' developed by Islamic scholars in making the law, the methods used in Islamic legislation, and an insight into the sources of Islamic law. In expounding the above, the author mostly concentrates on two of the schools of Islamic law, the Hanafi and the Shafi'i school.


Dr Sukrija Husejn Ramic gives us the background to the terminology used by the different schools of Islamic law and then discusses the different applications of language in legal reasoning and the interpretation of Islamic law. These liguistic principles represent an important branch of the theoretical basis of Islamic Law and are indispensable to its whole structure.



Dr Sukrija Husejn Ramic studied Arabic and Islamic law in Saudi Arabia and at the University of Wales (Lampeter). He is Dean of the Teachers Training College in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.





Table of Contents :


---Acknowledgement,
---Introduction,


Part I : The Methods of Textual Indication on Legal Rulings, Turuq Dalalat al-Alfaz 'ala al-Ahkam,

---Introduction to the Hanafi Approach to the Methods of Textual Indication,
---[1]. The Explicit Meaning ('ibarat al-Nass),
---[2]. The Alluded Meaning (isharat al-Nass),
---[3]. The Inferred Meaning (dalalat al-Nass),
---[4]. The Required Meaning (iqtida' al-Nass),
---Introduction to the Shafi'i Approach to the Methods of Textual Indication,
---[5]. The Pronounced (al-Mantuq), 
---[6]. The Implied (al-Mafhum).


Part II : Clarity and Ambiguity in Words, al-Wuduh wa'l-Ibham fi'l-Alfaz,

---Introduction,
---Introduction to the Hanafi Approach to Clear (wadih) Words,
---[7]. The Apparent (al-Zahir),
---[8]. The Explicit (al-Nass),
---[9]. The Explained (al-Mufassar),
---[10]. The Firm (al-Muhkam),
---[11]. Conflict (ta'arud) between categories of wadih,
---Introduction to the Shafi’i Approach to Clear (wadih) Words,
---[12]. The Apparent (al-Zahir),
---[13]. The Explicit (al-Nass),
---[14]. Comparisons between Hanafi and Shafi'i,
---Introduction to the Hanafi Approach to Unclear (mubham) Words,
---[15]. The Hidden (al-Khafi),
---[16]. The Problematic (al-Mushkil),
---[17]. The Concise (al-Mujmal),
---[18]. The Intricate (al-Mutashabih),
---Introduction to the Shafi’i Approach to Unclear (mubham) Words,
---[19]. The Concise (al-Mujmal),
---[20]. The Similar (al-Mutashabih).

 
Part IIII : Generality and Specificity of Words,

---Introduction,
---[21]. The General Meaning (al-'Amm),
---[22]. The Specific (al-Khass),
---[23]. The Specification of Meaning (al-Takhiss),
---[24]. Forms of the Specific (Khass).
  
 
Part IV : The Interpretation of Clear and Unclear Words (ta'wil),

---Introduction,
---[25]. The Interpretation of Clear and Unclear Words (ta'wil).

---Conclusion.


---Appendix,
------Selected Biographical Notes,
---Glossary,
---Bibliography,
---Index.




Contains copious Notes and References.





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