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In the Name of Allah.the Compassionate, the Merciful,Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Universe,and Peace and Prayers be upon His Final Prophet and Messenger
USUL AL FIQH AL ISLAMI
SOURCE METHODOLOGY IN ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE:
Methodology for Research and Knowledge
Taha Jabir Al 'Alwani
English Edition by
Yusuf Talal DeLorenzoA. S. Al Shaikh-Ali
The International Institute of Islamic ThoughtHerndon, Virginia USA
Research Monographs No.
(1) © 1411 AH/1990 AC byThe International Institute of Islamic ThoughtISBN 0-912463-56-2
Dedication
We present this study to those Muslim youth who are searching for a ray of light in the deepest darknessthat surrounds us, and who are seeking a solution and a way out of the crisis that currently overwhelms us;in the hope that it may be of benefit to them,
in Sha'a Allah
.
A Word From the Editors
Legal studies in any language pose problems to authors and readers alike. In translation, those sameproblems are compounded, even many times over at some places in the text, so that quite often the resultis, to say the least, disappointing. Unfortunately, with regard to English translations of classical works of theIslamic intellectual heritage, this sort of disappointment has been the rule rather than the exception.Certainly, to the student of
Usul al Fiqh
this disappointment has been all the more acute. While translationsof classical works in the field are non-existent, with the shining exception of professor Khadduri's excellentrendition of al Imam al Shafi'i's
Risalah
, there is as yet no general and systematic study of the discipline inEnglish. Even survey literature on the subject is scarce.Yet, despite this near desperate situation, the International Institute of Islamic Thought has not published thepresent volume merely in order to fill a void in the library. Rather, it is in recognition of the dynamics ofintellectual reform, and of the role of Ijtihad in that process, that the Institute is undertaking to publish aseries of works by its President, Dr. Taha Jabir al 'Alwani, on the subject of
al Usul
and, in particular, Ijtihad.This volume should be understood as an overview of the field, and as an introduction to the classicaldiscipline. Subsequent volumes, however, will,
In Sha'a Allah
, present much that is original, and even vital.For it is the conviction of the Institute that the source methodology developed by the scholars of
al Usul
fordealing with and interpreting the texts of the Qur'an and Sunnah is what now needs to be placed before ourMuslim social scientists so that they, with this important and versatile tool in hand, may proceed to fashionthe outlines of a new relevancy for Islam.Certainly, for our part, we can only hope that we have succeeded in making the text clear. Moreover, wehave taken pains to include a full Subject Index, with the help of Cindex version 4.0 software, that shouldprove useful to specialist and generalist alike. Also, while the Arabic edition of this book was published withtopic headings, it was not divided into chapters. In the interest of clarity, we have divided the work intochapters by converting, where necessary, topic headings into chapter headings; and by adding briefexplanatory notes. May Allah give His guidance to the Ummah of Muhammad (PBUH).A.S. Al Shaikh-Ali Yusuf Talal DeLorenzoIIIT-London Department of Research-IIITJumada al Akhirah 1411 AHDecember 1990 AC
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