Exploring the Mind of God.

Exploring the Mind of God.

This book introduces readers to the legal epistemology that is advocated within the post-19th century Shiʿite discourse of uṣūl al-fiqh and considers the preference given by orthodox clerics towards scripturalist methods of deducing and interpreting Sharia law.

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Superior document:Studies in Islamic Law and Society Series ; v.53
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Bata, Hashim.
Place / Publishing House:Boston : : BRILL,, 2023.
©2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Studies in Islamic Law and Society Series
Physical Description:1 online resource (162 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1 Introduction to Islamic Legal Theory
  • 1 The Emergence of Shiʿism and the Twelvers
  • 2 Formative Period of Shiʿite Legal Theory
  • 3 Medieval Period of Shite Legal Theory
  • 4 Modern Period of Shiʿite Legal Theory
  • 4.1 Prelude to Modern Legal Theory
  • Chapter 2 The Non-authoritativeness of Conjecture
  • 1 The Nature of Conjecture
  • 2 Scriptural Justifications against Conjecture
  • 3 Rational Justifications against Conjecture
  • 3.1 Ṣadr's Critique of the Rational Justification
  • 3.2 Implications of Ṣadr's Epistemology
  • Chapter 3 The Authoritativeness of Certainty
  • 1 Definition of Certainty
  • 2 Nature of Certainty
  • 2.1 Ḥaydarī's Assumption
  • 3 Justifications for the Authoritativeness of Certainty
  • 3.1 Existential Authoritativeness of Certainty
  • 3.2 Postulated Authoritativeness of Certainty
  • 3.3 Rational Authoritativeness of Certainty
  • Chapter 4 The Authoritativeness of Substantiated Conjecture
  • 1 The Theory of Insidād
  • 1.1 The First Premise of Insidād
  • 1.2 The Second Premise of Insidād
  • 1.3 The Third Premise of Insidād
  • 1.4 The Fourth Premise of Insidād
  • 2 The Theory of Ẓann al-Khāṣṣ
  • 2.1 Authoritativeness of Isolated Reports from Definitive Scriptural Evidence
  • 2.2 Authoritativeness of Isolated Reports from Definitive Consensus
  • 2.3 Authoritativeness of Isolated Reports from Definitive Rational Convention
  • Chapter 5 Implications of Legal Epistemology on Ijtihād
  • 1 The Case of Apostacy
  • 2 Space for Reformation
  • 3 The Future of Ijtihād and Shiʿite Orthodoxy
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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