Towards Realization of the Higher Intents of Islamic Law: Maqasid Al-Shariah: A Functional Approach

by Gamal Eldin Attia

This book takes an important step towards the realization of the higher intents of the Islamic law. First, it opens the door towards the integration of contemporary values and worldview into the maqasid terminology. This is carried out via the sections on the role of reason and experience in identifying maqasid. Secondly, the book gives answers to the complex theoretical questions on the role of maqasid in ijtihad, juristic theorization (usul), and the islamization of the human, social, and physical sciences. Last, but not least, the book highlights the role and the necessity of a maqasid-informed mindset on the intellectual and communal levels, and takes a pioneering futuristic look into this very important branch of Islamic knowledge. Maqasid al-Shariah (Higher Intents of the Islamic Law) is the most promising tool for the contemporization of Islamic law and its philosophical foundations. It is also as this book reveals a promising tool for the realization of Islamic values and principles in the realms of judiciary, society, and even science.

Genres: Islam

293 pages, Paperback

Published March 3, 2008

Reviews

[Naiyerah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is dense with comparative analysis of usul scholars' views on many issues related to the higher intents of Islamic law, but the author's contemporary view and new framework for maqasid makes the book definitely worth the read! What's great is that he gives detailed and practical examples of how the maqasid play a role in our modern-day context on a personal, familial, communal and worldwide level.

Reading this book helps bring to light how the shari`ah should shape our lives, even when we're not living in a state governed by it.