Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

A Short History of 'Ilmul Usul

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Preface
• The need for ‘Ilm’ul Usul
• Definition of ‘Ilm’ul Usul
• The Subject Matter of ‘Ilm’ul Usul
• ’Ilm’ul Usul is the Logic of ‘Ilm’ul Fiqh
• Notes
• The Importance of ‘Ilm’ul Usul in the process of Deduction 
• Usul and Fiqh Represent the Theory and its Application
• Interaction Between the Thinking of ‘Ilm’ul Usul and that Of ‘Ilm’ul Fiqh
• Examples of Questions Answered by ‘Ilm’ul Usul
• Permissibility of Istinbat
• The Meaning of Ijtihad
• The Main Sources of Proving Validity in ‘Ilm’ul Usul
• Text of the Qur'an or the Sunnah
• Intellectual Discernment
• Contradictory Tendencies Regarding Al-Idrakul ‘Aqli
• Struggle Against the Unqualified use of Reason
• Contrary Reactions in Sunni Theology
• The Struggle in Defence of Reason
• The History of ‘Ilm’ul Usul
• The Historical Necessity for ‘Ilm’ul Usul
• Works on ‘Ilm’ul Usul
• The Development of the Knowledge of Theory and of its Application by Shaykh Tusi
• Relative Stand Still in Knowledge
• Ibn Idris Describes the Period of Stagnation
• Renewal of Life and Vitality in Academic Research
• From the Author of Al-Sara’ir to the Author of Al-Ma’alim
• The Shock Experienced by ‘Ilm’ul Usul
• The Alleged Roots of the Movement of the Akhbaris
• Trends of Writing in that Period
• Research on ‘Ilm’ul Usul in that Period
• The Victory of ‘Ilm’ul Usul and the Emergence of a New School
• Text Depicting the Struggle with the Akhbari Movement
• Summary
• Notes
• Sources of inspiration for thinking on ‘Ilm’ul Usul
• The Endowment of Thinking on ‘Ilm’ul Usul and its Originality
• Notes
• Laws of the Shari’ah and their categories
• Division of Laws into Positive (Taklifi) and Situational (Waz'i)
• Subdivisions of Positive Laws