This module is designed to examine the process in deriving Islamic rules through its primary and secondary legal sources, the principles used by the mujtahid and the qualifications of a mujtahid. The module demonstrates a clear understanding of the key principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, explain the sources of Shariah and how to implement them in the contemporary Islamic finance fatwa. It also demonstrates a clear understanding of methodologies of deriving Shariah rulings from its sources particularly in relation to contemporary Islamic finance.
Objectives
- Enhance the understanding of the origin of Mazahib and key related concepts and principles.
- Differentiate the approaches of mazahib (Sunni Schools of Law) in understanding textual evidences
- Show the relationship between the fundamentals of mazahib and the contemporary jurists disagreement (ikhtilaf).
- Illustrate the core fundamentals of ijtihad mazahibi in Islamic finance activities.
Module Developer
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Said Bouheraoua
PhD Fiqh & Usul al-Fiqh (IIUM), M Quran & Sunnah (IIUM), B Fiqh & Usul Fiqh, (Algeria)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yasmin Hanani Mohd Safian
BA Shariah (Mesir), MA Islamic Studies (Birmingham), Phd Islamic Studies (Exeter)
