2. The Relation Between al-Qawāʿid al-Fiqhiyyah and al-Ashbāh wa’l-Naẓāʾir
A Critical Edition of ʿUmdat al-Nāzir ʿalā al-Ashbāh wa’l-Naẓāʾir - Khadiga Musa
Khadiga Musa [+ ]
Prince Muhammad bin Fahd University
Khadiga Musa is Assistant Professor at the Prince Muhammad bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia. She received her PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Her interest is Quranic Studies, Hadith Studies and Islamic Law. Published work includes an article entitled 'Legal Maxims as a Genre of Islamic Law' (Brill: Journal of Islamic Law and Society 21, 2014) and, 'Hadith as Basis of Legal Maxims' (ABC – CLIO: Muhammad in the History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopaedia of the Prophet of God, ed. Fitzpatrick, C. & Walker, 2013).
Description
Chapter 2 discusses al-ashbāh wa’l-naẓāʾir, a term that first appeared in the eighth/fourteenth century AH/CE to refer to al-qawāʿid al-fiqhiyyah. The chapter gives reasons for this term’s appearance and explains its relationship with al-qawāʿid al-fiqhiyyah.