Maqasid Al-Shari’ah, Ijtihad and Civilization Renewal

Download or read book Maqasid Al-Shari’ah, Ijtihad and Civilization Renewal written by Mohammad Hashim Kamali and published by International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT). This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper develops the idea of a maqasid-based framework for ijtihad and civilizational renewal (tajdid hadari), a broad and engaging prospect that also involves a review and reappraisal of the methodology of Islamic jurisprudence relating to both the maqasid and ijtihad. The author argues that this would enable Muslims to widen the scope and horizon of the maqasid or objectives of Islamic law from their currently legalistic leanings towards the wider perspective of civilisational renaissance. The nexus that needs to be developed between the maqasid and ijtihad also needs to be supported by a credible methodology, which is what the author has attempted in this paper.