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Maqasid (Arabic: مقاصد, lit. ' goals ' or ' purposes ' ) or maqāṣid al-sharīʿa (goals or objectives of sharia ) is an Islamic legal doctrine. Together with another related classical doctrine, maṣlaḥa ( lit.
Al-Maqasid (lit. ' the goals ' or ' the purposes ') is a guide to Islam written by Imam Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi in his book "Al-mowafaq'at". It covers purposes of Islamic faith, Zakat (charity tax), pilgrimage or even of the Qur'an's and Sunnah's text, [1] as well as frequently asked questions [2] and can be used as a primer for students of Islam. [3]
In 1969, Malaysia's Conference of Rulers decided that there was a need for a body to mobilise the development and progress of Muslims in Malaysia, in line with the status of Malaysia as a growing Islamic country and gaining international attention.
His works primarily address the philosophy of Islamic law, the concept of maqasid, and the role of Islamic jurisprudence in contemporary societies. Among his best-known publications are Maqasid al-Shariah as Philosophy of Islamic Law: A Systems Approach and Maqasid al-Shariah: A Beginner’s Guide , which have been translated into several ...
He is greatly owed by contemporary writers on usul al-fiqh for this masterwork. The notions of maslahah (public interest/welfare) and maqasid al-Shari'ah (higher purposes of the Shari’ah), which are frequently mentioned in modern Islamic legal theories that primarily draw from al-Shatibi’s work, are particularly elaborated upon.
Publishing an Islamic book that is different from official Malaysian version, without permission, is a crime in some states. Other Sharia-based criminal laws were enacted with "Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territory) Act of 1997". [132] Muslims are bound by Sharia on personal matters, while members of other faiths follow civil law.
[103] [111] Taking maqasid and maslaha as an "independent" source of sharia – rather than an auxiliary one – will pave the way for the re-critique and reorganization of ahkam in the context of maqasid and maslaha, [112] thus (including hudud), which is often criticized in terms of today's values and seen as problematic, [113] in terms of ...
Syariah (Jawi: شرعية , the Malay spelling of "Sharia") refers to sharia law in Islamic religious law and deals with exclusively Islamic laws, having jurisdiction upon every Muslim in Malaysia. The Syariah Court system is one of the two separate court systems which exist in the general Malaysian legal system. There is a parallel ...