Sunday Intensives with Mohamed Acharki.
Lecture 1: Introduction
Source Methodology in Islamic Jurisprudence (Chapter 1), Taha Jabir Alwani
Lecture 2: Legal Ruling (Al-Hukm As-Shar’i)
Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, M.H.Kamali.
Chapter 17, Hukm Shar’I Law or Value of Shariah pps. 279-293 (Last paragraph of page 279 beginning “Hukm Shar’i is divided into the…”)
Lecture 3: The Quran and Sunnah & Part One of ‘Significations of Utterances’ (Dilaalaat Al-Alfaadh)
The Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, M.H. Kamali
Chapter 4, Rules of Interpretation 1: Deducing the Law From its Sources pps. 84-892) Chapter 5, Rules of Interpretation 2: Ad-Dilaalaat (Textual Implications) pps. 118 & 124-130
Lecture 4: Part Two of ‘Significations of Utterances’
The Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, M.H, Kamali
1) Chapter 4, Classification 2: The ‘Aam (General) and the Khass (Specific), pps. 101-110
2) Chapter 4, Classification 3: The Absolute (Mutlaq) and the Qualified (Muqayyad) pps. 110-112
Lecture 5: Scholarly Consensus (Ijmaa’) and the Practice of the People of Madeena (‘Amal of Ahlul-Madeena)
Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, M.H, Kamali
Chapter 8, Ijma’ or Consensus of Opinion, pps. 155-158
Lecture 6: Analogical Reasoning (Qiyaas) and Juridical Preference (Istihsaan)
Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, M.H, Kamali
Chapter 9, Qiyas (Analogical Deduction), pps. 180-183
Chapter 12, Istihsan, or Equity in Islamic Law, pps. 217-222
Lecture 7: Custom (‘Urf) and Interest (Masaalih Al-Mursala)
Chapter 13, Maslaha Mursala (Considerations of Public Interest) pps. 235-238
Chapter 14, ‘Urf (Custom), pps. 248-253
Lecture 8: Conflict (i.e. between evidences) and Preference (Ta’arud Wat-Tarjeeh)
Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, M.H, Kamali
Chapter 18, Conflict of Evidences, pps. 307-314
Lecture 9: Higher Objectives of the Shari’ah (Maqaasid)
1) Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, M.H, Kamali
Chapter 13, Maslaha Mursala (Considerations of Public Interest) pps. 238-241 & 243-247
2) The Legal Maxims of Islamic Law (Excluding Five Leading Legal Maxims) and Their Applications in Islamic Finance
Lecture 10: Independent Legal Reasoning (Ijtihad)
Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, M.H, Kamali
Chapter 19, Ijtihad or Personal Reasoning, pps. 315-318