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Usool Shaashi
Usul Ash-Shashi is an authoritative beginner's manual on the principles of Hanafi Usul al-Fiqh ( Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence) It is used as a primary text in the curricula of Islamic schools and seminaries ever since it was written 800 years ago. The first of the books written about the principles of Islamic Jurisprudence was that of Imam Muhammad Bin Idris Ash-Shafi'i (d204 H) which is known as 'Al-Risalah' However this book is on the principles of Islamic Jurisprudence in the Hanafi school of law A first time translation, with an easy to understand commentary interspersed within the text. Includes the Arabic text. Four Fundamentals Sources of Islamic Shari' Law is Discussed in this | 1) Qur'an 2) Sunnat 3) Ijma (consensus) and 4) Qiyaas (Analogy)
341 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2013
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November 4, 2023
The original Arabic text is a great resource and historically significant, however the translation doesn’t do it justice.
1. Certain errors (e.g. swapping terminology) renders the translation nonsensical at times. In other places the translation also errs, in less obvious but not in less significant ways. The text needs a thorough editorial review before the translation can stand on its own.
2. Lack of contextual footnotes makes the text inaccessible to western readers. The footnotes are mostly grammatical in nature, but the text itself requires a linguistic understanding of how certain phrases were used in the past in order to truly understand the text.
3. Marketed to the wrong audience- the introduction indicates this text should make the text accessible to a western audience, but the above issues render the text almost exclusively useful as an aid to Arabic students who have a knowledgeable teacher already to guide them- thus this book is more of a learning accessory than a necessity, since the successful student will require a good grasp of Arabic as well as relevant cultural history in order to fully comprehend the text anyways.
4. Modern contextualization of common historical practices and attitudes towards slavery and women is lacking, which means a modern or western reader may not be able to appreciate the work in an appropriate manner. This is especially so since slavery, and in particular treatment of women slaves, feature as common example material in the text.
1. Certain errors (e.g. swapping terminology) renders the translation nonsensical at times. In other places the translation also errs, in less obvious but not in less significant ways. The text needs a thorough editorial review before the translation can stand on its own.
2. Lack of contextual footnotes makes the text inaccessible to western readers. The footnotes are mostly grammatical in nature, but the text itself requires a linguistic understanding of how certain phrases were used in the past in order to truly understand the text.
3. Marketed to the wrong audience- the introduction indicates this text should make the text accessible to a western audience, but the above issues render the text almost exclusively useful as an aid to Arabic students who have a knowledgeable teacher already to guide them- thus this book is more of a learning accessory than a necessity, since the successful student will require a good grasp of Arabic as well as relevant cultural history in order to fully comprehend the text anyways.
4. Modern contextualization of common historical practices and attitudes towards slavery and women is lacking, which means a modern or western reader may not be able to appreciate the work in an appropriate manner. This is especially so since slavery, and in particular treatment of women slaves, feature as common example material in the text.
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