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The jurist Imam Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi (died 1388) also wrote on Maqasid Al-Sharia in his work Al-Muwafaqaat fi Usool al-Sharia. He defined maqasid al-shariah as "the attainment of good, welfare, advantage, benefits and warding off evil, injury, loss of the creatures". [8] According to al-Shatibi, the legal ends of Islamic law "are the benefits ...
Al-Mar’ah fil-Masjid: Dawruha wa Makanatuha (Women in the Mosque: Their Role and Contribution), Dar Makased, Cairo 2015. Trans. to English, Indonesian, Bengali, Malaysian. Bayn al-shariah wal-siyasah: As’ilah li-marhalat ma ba’d al-thawraat (Between Shariah and Politics: Questions in the Post-Revolutions era).
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]
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.
His masterpiece is the Maqasid al-Shari'ah al-Islamiyyah, the Intents, or Higher Goals of Islamic Law, published in 1946. He is famous for rejecting Habib Bourguiba 's (president of Tunisia ) request for a fatwa to justify abandoning the fast of the month of Ramadan claiming it harmed productivity. [ 1 ]
He further held In the light of principles of goals of Shariah, or Maqasid al Shariah, according to which protection of physical health as well as the mental health of a citizen is the duty of a Muslim state, [28] firstly, under the goal of protection of life of its citizens and, secondly, under the goal of protection of intellect of its citizens.
Raïssouni has published a number of scholarly works, mostly surrounding the topics of Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and its foundations, Maqasid Al Shari'ah, and Islamic governance. Among the books he has written are: Raissouni, Ahmed (2005). Imam Al Shatibi's Theory of the Higher Objectives and Intents of Islamic Law. Translated by Roberts, Nancy.
Maliki school of thought was founded in the Medina, Hejaz. by Imam Malik ibn Anas (93 AH/715 AD - 179 AH/796 AD). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Shafi'i school of thought was founded in Baghdad by Imam Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (150 AH/766 AD - 204 AH/820 AD) and subsequently expanded in Egypt .