Full Description
This book invites the reader to explore how Islamic theology and law have shaped, challenged, and inspired each other across centuries. What does it mean, for example, when a legal rule embodies theological debates on divine justice? We unpack questions like this by diving into the rich history and modern-day relevance of theology and legal theory in Islam, using rare manuscripts and new historical findings. The book's contributors offer fresh perspectives on how Islamic scholars tackled pressing social issues and adapted their thought to evolving contexts. This work stands out for its engaging examination of Islam's intellectual legacy and its potential pathways for today.
Contributors are Mohammed Abdelrahem, Ahmad Atif Ahmad, Maha El-Kaisy, Mohammed Fadel, Ramon Harvey, Serdar Kurnaz, Abdul Rahman Mustafa, Najah Nadi and David Vishanoff.
Contents
Introduction
Trajectories
Ahmad Atif Ahmad: My Name Is Uṣūl al-Fiqh
David R. Vishanoff: Theologies of Divine Speech and the Human Exigencies of Law: A Conundrum for Classical and Contemporary Islamic Legal Hermeneutics
Mechanics
Serdar Kurnaz: Epistemology and Legal Theory in al-Dabūsī's Taqwīm al-Adilla: A Case Study on How Epistemological Assumptions Can Affect Legal Theory, Law, and Theology
Najah Nadi: The Late Classical Concept of Proof (dalīl) and Its Foundationalist and Occasionalist Features
Mohammed Abdelrahem: Impact of Theological Attitudes on Legal Thinking: Reason and Maṣlaḥah in the Legal Thought of Muḥammad ʿAbduh (d. 1323/1905)
Perspectives
Mohammad Fadel: Al-Shāfiʿī, God's Rule (ḥukm allāh) and the Turn to Theology
Ramon Harvey: Al-Māturīdī on the Cause (sabab) and Human Action between Kalām and Uṣūl al-Fiqh
Maha El Kaisy-Friemuth: ʿAbd al-Jabbār on Good and Evil and the Divine Law taklīf
Abdul Rahman Mustafa: Failure Becomes the Law
