this article is devoted to kamāl al-dīn al-fārsī’s (d. 1319) additions to some remarks contained in book xiii of al-ṭūsī’s taḥrīr uṣūl al-handasa, concerning the construction of a semi-regular polyhedron inscribed into a sphere using the movement as a way for the construction. this treatise is one treatise among ten found in a codex preserved at the bibliothèque nationale de tunis.

one of the most important discourses on basics of jurisprudence methodology (‘ilm al-uṣūl) is the one concerning the isolated tradition. the most important reason for proving the validity of the isolated tradition according to the widely known viewpoint of the authorities on this issue is the attitude of the intellectual. this article is intended to criticize this reason and in the end to prove...

Our research suggests al-Shaykh al-Mufīd was the first author to write down “Systematic Kalām” within framework of Imāmiyya works, which has survived present day. He reviewed and rationalized theological issues Imāmiyya, produced major works like Taṣḥīḥ al-I‘tiqādāt, Awā’il al-Maqālāt, al-Nukat fī Muqaddimāt al-Uṣūl, al-I‘tiqādiyya, in that context. While method content seem be influenced by Ba...

This article provides a sketch of the historical antecedent to 11th century theory maqāṣid al-sharī‘a (the purposes law). I examine role human benefit (maṣlaḥa) within classical Shafi‘i school, focusing on 10th and centuries. show that law gave consideration central in interpretation scripture. is attested both texts legal (uṣūl al-fiqh) substantive (furū‘ al-fiqh). Importantly, also explain ho...

There is burgeoning interest in the field of "Islamic" bioethics within public and professional circles, and both healthcare practitioners and academic scholars deploy their respective expertise in attempts to cohere a discipline of inquiry that addresses the needs of contemporary bioethics stakeholders while using resources from within the Islamic ethico-legal tradition. This manuscript serves...