Legal maxims in Islamic criminal law : : theory and applications / / by Luqman Zakariyah.

• Superior document: Brill's Arab and Islamic Laws Series, Volume 9
• VerfasserIn: Zakariyah, Luqman,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series ; Volume 9.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Using contemporary illustrations, Legal Maxims in Islamic Criminal Law delves into the theoretical and practical studies of al-Qawaid al-Fiqhiyyah in Islamic legal theory. It elucidates the importance of this concept in the application of Islamic law and demonstrates how the concept relates to the objectives of Islamic law ( maqāṣid al-Sharī‘ah ), generally. Included in this examination are the following maxims: al-Umūr bi-Maqāṣidihā (\'Matters shall be Judged by their Objectives\'); al-Yaqīn lā Yazūl bi-sh-Shakk (\'Certainty Cannot be Overruled by Doubt\'); al-Mashaqqa Tajlib at-Taysīr (\'Hardship begets Facility\'); Lā Ḍarar wa-lā Ḍirār (\'No Injury or Harm shall be Inflicted or Reciprocated\'); and al-ʿĀda Muḥakkama (\'Custom is Authoritative\').

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Islamic Legal Maxims (al-Qawāʿid al-Fiqhiyya): Historical Development, Concepts and Content -- 3 Legal Maxim of Intention and Action: “Matters Shall Be Judged by Their Objectives” (al-Umūr bi-Maqāṣidihā) -- 4 Legal Maxim regarding Certainty and Doubt: “Certainty Cannot Be Overruled by Doubt” (al-Yaqīn lā Yazūl bi-sh-Shakk) -- 5 Legal Maxim regarding Hardship and Facility: “Hardship Begets Facility” (al-Mashaqqa Tajlib at-Taysīr) -- 6 Legal Maxim regarding Elimination of Harm: “No Injury/Harm Shall Be Inflicted or Reciprocated” (Lā Ḍarar wa-lā Ḍirār) -- 7 Legal Maxim of Custom: “Custom is Authoritative” (al-ʿĀda Muḥakkama) -- 8 Conclusion -- Glossary of Arabic Terms -- List of Maxims -- Bibliography -- Index.