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- Title
LIKING: The Principle Gift of Islamic Jurisprudence.
- Authors
Qureshi, Abdul Jabbar; Qureshi, Muhammad Kamran
- Abstract
'Liking' is a unique method applied for the solution of Jurisprudence issues in absence or need to facilitate the urging situation to keep intact the spirit of religion and harmony in the Umma, in Islam. Liking is defined accordingly by the Jurists and they have laid out the conditions and situation where it is to be practiced. It is a way out of the difficult and jeopardizing situation where there is high risk of having rift and controversy among the Umma. It is in a way, a way of innovation and reform. It is the need when there is a chaos and no guidance is found. The article then describes the definition of liking in the light of Hanifite School and makes discussion on it. It supports the argumentations with the Hadith. It gives the point of view of Ibn Amir Al-Haj. The article gives the source of the word 'Istehsaan' liking. Support is given from some verses of the Quran. It gives the vies of Allama Taftazai on the subject. The article is concluded establishing the need of liking for present day issues and their solution, and and it is a favourable way to have an amicable way out.
- Publication
New Horizons (1992-4399), 2012, Vol 6, Issue 2, p6
- ISSN
1992-4399
- Publication type
Article