Fikih Kiri: Revitalisasi Usul al-Fiqh untuk Revolusi Sosial

Reading Adab as Fiqh: al-Ǧa

An Analysis of the Theories Dealing with the Authority of the Exterior of the Quran in Usul al-Fiqh

The question of the authority of the exterior of the Quran is among the issues common to usul al-fiqh (the principles of Islamic jurisprudence), tafsir (interpretation) and Quranic sciences. The present article delves into this issue discussing the most prominent theories about it such as the views of Akhbari and Usuli scholars. The critiques of the theory that seeks to refute this authority ar...

Fiqh Al-waqi & its role in the Islamic awakening

چکیده:بیداری اسلامی زمینه ساز تولد دوباره تمدن اسلامی است. از موانع این بیداری، نگاه سنتی فقه اهل تسنن به مسئله مشروعیت حاکم است. از این منظر حاکم یا به اجماع اهل حل و عقد یا استخلاف حاکم قبل و یا به استیلاء و غلبه مشروعیت می‌یابد و تبعیت و فرمانبرداری از او واجب است؛ حتی اگر فاجر و فاسق باشد. فقه الواقع به عنوان پدیده‌ای نوظهور در حوزه علوم اسلامی اهل سنت و جماعت که فقیه را موظف می‌داند تا برا...

The Algorithm of Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) with Validation of an Entscheidungsproblem

The historic background of algorithmic processing with regard to etymology and methodology is translated into terms of mathematical logic and Computer Science. A formal logic structure is introduced by exemplary questions posed to Fiqh-chapters to define a logic query language. As a foundation, a generic algorithm for deciding Fiqhrulings is designed to enable and further leverage rule of law (...

Methods and Methodologies in Fiqh and Islamic Economics

This paper intends to examine the methods of reasoning that are employed in Fiqh and critically discuss their adoption in Islamic economics. The paper argues that the methods used in Fiqh are mainly designed to find out whether or not a certain act is permissible or prohibited. Islamic economics, on the other hand, is a social science. Like any other social science its proper unit of analysis i...