Goals and Purposes of Shariah

Maqasid in Theory and Practice

Mohammad Hashim Kamali (Autor)

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376 Seiten

2026
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-778636-9 (ISBN)

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In Islamic law, maqasid--literally meaning goals, purposes, or objectives--signify the intent behind the rulings (ahkam) of shariah. When not explicitly mentioned in the Qur'an, hadith, or fiqh texts, maqasid can be identified through rational enquiry and interpretation. Important as they are, the maqasid have historically been marginalised in the fiqh literature. Scholars have maintained that a Muslim must follow the ahkam of shariah and not question the purposes behind them, and have therefore been reluctant to engage in the maqasid. Although some scholars from various schools of Islamic law wrote on the maqasid, the subject remained on the sidelines of usul al-fiqh until the 1980s, when maqasid commanded renewed scholarly attention and interest.

This volume offers a theoretical examination of maqasid as well as an analysis of its function in contemporary Islamic law, the first of its kind available in the English language. Mohammad Hashim Kamali, one of the most influential scholars of Islamic law living today, first explores the concept, history of development, methods of identification, and methodological aspects of the maqasid, before turning to a discussion of the application of maqasid to matters of contemporary significance. An exhaustive examination of the dynamic history and contemporary uses of maqasid, Goals and Purposes of Shariah is essential reading for anyone interested in current debates in Islamic law.

Mohammad Hashim Kamali was the Founding CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies in Malaysia, and Professor of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the International Islamic University Malaysia. He is one of the most important legal scholars of his generation and has published more than 20 books, including Shariah and the Halal Industry (OUP, 2021) and Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law (OUP, 2019).

Introduction
Part One. Theory of Maqasid
Chapter 1: Meaning and Definition of Maqasid
Chapter 2: History of Maqasid
Chapter 3: Identification of Maqasid in the Revealed Sources
Chapter 4: Ranks and Priorities of Maqasid
Chapter 5: Rational Sources of Maqasid
Chapter 6: Classifications of Maqasid
Chapter 7: Goals andMeans (Maqasid wa Wasa'il) of Shariah
Chapter 8: Widening the Scope of Maqasid
Chapter 9: Approaches to Maqasid: Reductionist, Expansionist, and Moderate-Tafrit, Ifrat, I'tidal
Chapter 10: Maqasid and Fiqh al-Waqi' (Jurisprudence of Reality)
Chapter 11: Maqasid, Usul al-Fiqh, and Ijtihad
Chapter 12: Ijtihad Maqasidi
Chapter 13: Legal Maxims on Maqasid
Part Two. Applications of Maqasid
Chapter 14: Human Capital Development
Chapter 15: Maqasid and Rahmah (Compassion and Kindness)
Chapter 16: Maqasid and Justice (

Erscheinungsdatum	22.10.2025
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	167 x 244 mm
Gewicht	699 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
ISBN-10	0-19-778636-7 / 0197786367
ISBN-13	978-0-19-778636-9 / 9780197786369
Zustand	Neuware