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"How exactly are the various proponents of contemporary Muslim reformist thought employing the concept of Maqasid al Shari'a for the purposes of their reformist agenda? How useful or effective is the concept of Maqasid Al Shari'a, understood as both as a classical legal hermeneutical construct developed by premodern Islamic legal theoreticians, as well as its contemporary re-conceptualizations in meeting the challenges Muslim reformist thought is responding and seeking to find solutions to ? This volume is unique in critically examining the employment of maqasid al shari'a in contemporary Muslim reformist thought in relation to number of specific philosophical, legal, ethical, social and political issues"-- Provided by publisher.

"The concept of Sunna, as one of the two normative fountainheads of the Islamic tradition, has fundamental importance in understanding nearly all of the branches of Islamic knowledge including Islamic law and politics. This book equips us with a comprehensive overview of the nature and the scope of the concept of Sunna both in pre-modern and modern Islamic discussions on the topic. In this context the discussion often focuses on the conceptual, epistemological and hermeneutical relationship between the concepts of Sunna and that of concept of a sound (sahih) hadith as understood in various Sunni madhahib as well as in early Islamic history and theology"-- Provided by publisher.

Machine generated contents note. 1. The Concept of Sunna in Early Islamic History Sources / Nicolet Vandervoort

2. The Concept of Sunna in Pre-canonical and Canonical Hadith Collections / Aisha Musa

3. The Concept of Sunna in the Major Tafasir Written During the First Three Centuries of Hijri / Abdullah Saeed

4. The Concept of Sunna in (early) Hanafi Madhhab and its Significance as a Methodological Filter in Evaluating Sound from Unsound Hadith / Ali Miam

5. The Concept of Sunna in Ibadi Madhhab and its Significance as a Methodological Filter in Evaluating Sound from Unsound Hadith / Francesca Ersilia

6. The Concept of Sunna in Maliki Madhhab and its Significance as a Methodological Filter in Evaluating Sound from Unsound Hadith / Emre Celebi

7. The Concept of Sunna in Ja'afari Madhhab and its Function as a Methodological Filter in Evaluating Sound from Unsound Hadith / Liakat Takim

8. The Concept of Sunna in Early Shafi'i Madhhab and its Significance as a Methodological Filter in Evaluating Sound from Unsound Hadith / Gavin Picken

9. The Concept of Sunna in (Early) Hanbali Madhhab and Significance as a Methodological Filter in Evaluating Sound from Unsound Hadith / Harith Bin Ramli

10. The Concept of Sunna in the (Early) Zahiri Madhhab and Significance as a Methodological Filter in Evaluating Sound from Unsound Hadith / Amr Osman

11. The Concept of Sunna in the Ismaili Madhhab and Significance as a Methodological Filter in Evaluating Sound from Unsound Hadith / Husain Qutbuddin

12. The Concept of Sunna in the Zaidi Madhhab and Significance as a Methodological Filter in Evaluating Sound from Unsound Hadith / Ibrahim Kazerooni.

Islamic law > Sources.

Hadith > Authorities.