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An Introduction to The Islamic Shari’ah

Author: Sayyid Muhammad Rizivi
Publisher: Ansariyan Publications – Qum
Category:

• Preface
• The Shari'ah
• The Place of Shari'ah in Islam
• What is the need for the Shari'ah?
• The Superiority or God-made Laws over the Man-made Laws
• How to Live by the Shari'ah?
• During the Days of the Prophet
• During the Days of the Imams
• During the Ghaybat of the Present Imam
• Summary
• Notes
• Taqlid, Following The Expert
• The Meaning of Taqlid
• Is Taqlid Reasonable?
• Support from the Qur'an & Sunnah
• Qualifications of a Mujtahid
• Differences among the Mujtahids in their Legal Opinions
• Notes
• The Tendency of Rationalizing The Shari’ah Laws
• The Scope of Rationalization
• The Categories of Shari' ah Laws
• The Right Approach
• Notes
• The System of Ijtihad
• Some Important Terms
• The Importance of Ijtihad
• Was not Ijtihad forbidden in the Early Shi’ah Sources?
• The Process of Ijtihad
• A. Usulu’l-Fiqh
• Convincing (Qat’i) & Non-Convincing (Dhanni) Souces
• Legal (Shar’i) & Rational ('Aqli) Proofs
• 1. Dalil Shar’i
• (A) The Linguistic Problems
• (B) The Problems of Authenticity
• Examples of how a mujtahid comes to know of a Legal Proof
• 2. Dalil 'Aqli
• The Procedural Rules (Al-Usulu'l-'Amaliyyah)
• The Problem of Contradiction
• B. Fiqh
• Group One: ‘Ibadat -- the Acts of Worship
• Group Two: ‘Uqud --Mutual Contracts
• Group Three: ‘Iyqa’at --Unilateral Instigations
• Group Four: Ahkam -- Miscellaneous
• Group One: ‘Ibadat -- the Acts of Worship
• Group Two: Financial Laws
• Group Three: Personal Laws
• Group Four: Social Laws
• Notes
• A Look into the Future of Ijtihad
• Note