Ibn Khaldūn Between Legal Theory and Legal Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-61
Author(s):  
Mourad Laabdi
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Ibn Khaldun ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Law ◽  
And Performance

Abstract Modern studies of Ibn Khaldūn (d. 808/1406) have covered several aspects of his thought including historiography, pedagogy, philosophy, economy, urbanism and, most recently, mysticism. However, there remains conspicuously little on the place of the law within his intellectual enterprise despite the fact that the law had played a central role in his career as scholar, teacher, and statesman. This paper reconstructs two expressions of his relationship with the law: his conceptualization of it as a scholar, and his practice of it as a justice administrator. It first examines Ibn Khaldūn’s legal training, writings and performance, with close attention to his role as a Mālikī chief judge in Mamlūk Egypt. Then, it probes his perspective on the development of Islamic law and its institutions through a systematic analysis of his account of fiqh and uṣūl al-fiqh in the Muqaddima. The paper concludes that Ibn Khaldūn’s narrative fulfills two main tendencies: to contribute a critical analysis of the history of Islamic law, and to represent this history in a novel fashion through his theory of society and culture (ʿilm al-ʿumrān).

The Continuation of Ijtihād

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-51
Author(s):  
Mubasher Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
Legal Reasoning ◽  
Law Schools ◽  
The West ◽  
Legal Thought ◽  
Positive Law ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Law

This article deals with legal thought of Shāh Walī Allāh, an outstanding religious thinker of eighteenth-century Muslim India, who emerged as one of the most prominent proponents of independent legal reasoning (ijtihād). According to Walī Allāh, ijtihād has always been a communal duty and thus it stipulates the existence of jurists capable of independent legal reasoning (mujtahids) in all ages. His thought-provoking response to the issues concerning ijtihād and taqlīd has led to a great deal of attention from scholars in both the East and the West. However, there remains the controversy of whether he advocated for an independent ijtihād after the eponyms of the law schools or not. This study attempts, analyzing Walī Allāh’s views on the juristic typology maintained by Sunnī jurists, to show how Walī Allāh argued for the continuity of ijtihād, both partial and independent, throughout the history of Islamic law. The author concludes that Walī Allāh believed not only in the possibility of absolute ijtihād (al-ijtihād al-muṭlaq) or ijtihād through legal theory (fī ’l-uṣūl) and positive law (wa ’l-furū‘), after the eponyms of the juristic schools, but also in the existence of such absolute jurists throughout Islamic centuries.

The Historiography of Sunni Usul al-Fiqh

2016 ◽  
pp. 248-270
Author(s):  
Youcef Soufi
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Gradual Shift ◽  
Islamic Jurisprudence ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Law ◽  
Legal Methodology ◽  
The Relationship

This article reviews scholarship on the history of Sunni usul al-fiqh—also known as “Islamic jurisprudence,” “legal theory,” “source law,” “legal methodology,” and “proofs of the law” (usul al-fiqh adillatuhu)—during the premodern period. It first considers the emergence of usul al-fiqh from the second AH/eighth CE to the middle of the fourth/tenth centuries, paying attention to debates about when and how jurists began to produce texts dedicated to the exposition of the genre. It highlights scholarly accounts of the gradual shift from early rudimentary discussions on legal methodology to systematic and detailed elaborations in the so-called mature texts of usul al-fiqh. It also explores the relationship between usul al-fiqh and furu‘ before turning to scholarship on usul al-fiqh sources from the late fourth/tenth up until the tenth/sixteenth century. The article concludes by assessing the relevance of the key intellectual debates over usul al-fiqh to legal practice.

Maxims

2019 ◽  
pp. 654-669
Author(s):  
Donald R. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Islamic Law ◽  
Legal Interpretation ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Moral Foundation ◽  
Legal Principles ◽  
Legal Traditions ◽  
The World ◽  
The Law

This chapter examines the history and use of maxims in legal traditions from several areas of the world. A comparison of legal maxims in Roman, Hindu, Jewish, and Islamic law shows that maxims function both as a basic tools for legal interpretation and as distillations of substantive legal principles applicable to many cases. Maxims are characterized by their unquestionable character, even though it is often easy to demonstrate contradictions between them. As a result, legal maxims seem linked to the recurrent desire for law to have a moral foundation. Although maxims have lost their purchase in most contemporary jurisprudence and legal practice, categories such as “canons of construction,” “legal principles,” and “super precedents” all show similarities to the brief and limited collections of maxims in older legal traditions. The search for core ideas underlying the law thus continues under different names.

scholarly journals The Theory of Interpretation in Solving Contemporary Legal Issues: With A Focus on the Instrument of Ijtihad

2018 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 05056
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman M.A.Albelahi ◽  
A. Ali ◽  
Faten Mohmed ◽  
Metwally Ali
Keyword(s):  
Islamic Law ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Legal Interpretation ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Essential Question ◽  
Judicial Reasoning ◽  
The Law ◽  
Law And Legislation

Since the beginning, legal theory has concerned itself with the establishment of principles and precepts that govern the procedure of legal interpretation, from the initial stages of the judicial reasoning down to the promulgation of ruling and their implementation, Islam is a total way of life. Muslims are obliged to abide by the rules of Allah in every aspect of their lives, always and wherever they live. However, the actual rules of Allah as given in the Qur’an and the sunna are limited. The Qur’an contains only six hundred verses directly related to laws, and there are approximately two thousand hadiths. The function of interpretation is to discover the intention of the Lawmaker of the matter, therefore, interpretat primarily concerned with the discovery of that which is rot self-evident the objective of interpretation is to ascertain the intention c the Lawmaker with regard to what has been left unexpressed as a matter of necessary interference from the surrounding circumstances. Sometimes, the textual sources did not provide detailed guidelines in which to derive the law, and then the role of interpretation is important to determine the law. In Islamic law the role of Ijtihad undoubtedly important in order to meet new problems. But some of the Jurist contended that the role of Ijtihad had ended and we have to follow the rule that has been stated. An explanation given to this trend is that a point had been reached at which all essential question of law had been thoroughly discussed and further deliberation was deemed unnecessary. In Common law, man-made law and legislation are related to one another within a philosophy of law. Parliament makes law and it is the duty of the courts to give effect to them if properly enacted. While courts may rule that a particular statute or section is invalid for various reasons such as unconstitutionality, they cannot say, "We shall change this Act because it is not appropriate". That function belongs to Parliament (Wu Min Aun 1990: 120). So as in Islamic law, the Lawmaker is Allah S.w.t and the sacred text (Quran) is legislated due to His intention whereas Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad is enacted due to the Prophet's intention. Therefore, Ulama of Usul Fiqh, in making any Ijtihad, they are du y bound to be guided by Quran and Sunnah.

scholarly journals Konsep Talak Menurut Ibnu Qayyim Al-Jauziyyah (Analisis Waktu Dan Jumlah Penjatuhan Talak)

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Jamhuri Jamhuri ◽  
Zuhra Zuhra
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Foster Family ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right

Talak merupakan hukum yang disyariatkan bagi satu pasangan yang tidak mungkin lagi membina hubungan keluarga dengan baik. Peluang talak ini dapat dipilih oleh suami dengan memperhatikan tata cara dan prosedur yang sesuai dengan hukum Islam. Terdapat beberapa hukum yang ulama tidak padu dan berbeda pendapat, khususnya mengenai konsep talak dilihat dari sisi waktu dan jumlah penjatuhannya. Penelitian ini henda mengkaji pendapat Ibn Qayyim. Masalah yang didalami adalah bagaimana pandangan Ibnu Qayyim al-Jauziyyah terhadap konsep dan pengaruh hukum talak syar’i dilihat dari segi waktu dan jumlah penjatuhan talak, dan bagaimana metode istinbaṭ yang ia gunakan. Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian pustaka, data yang terkumpul dianalisis dengan cara analisis-deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa menurut Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah, konsep talak secara umum ada dua bentuk, yaitu talak dari segi waktu dan dari segi jumlah. Dari segi waktu, talak dilakukan saat isteri suci dan tidak digauli saat suci tersebut. Pengaruh suami yang menceraikan isteri saat haid dan telah digauli, itu diharamkan dan talak tidak jatuh. Dari segi jumlah, hak talak suami hanya ada tiga. Tiga jumlah hak talak tersebut digunakan secara bertahap, tidak bisa digunakan sekaligus. Pengaruh suami yang menceraikan isteri dengan talak dua atau tiga sekaligus, talak yang jatuh hanya dipandang satu kali. Adapun dalil yang digunakan Ibn Qayyim yaitu QS. al-Ṭalāq ayat 1, QS. al-Baqarah ayat 229, QS. al-Baqarah ayat 230, dan QS. al-Nūr ayat 6. Adapun riwayat hadis di antaranya hadis dari Nafi’ riwayat Abī Dāwud, dari Sa’di bin Ibrahim riwayat Muslim, dari Abdullah bin Ali bin Sa’ib riwayat Abī Dāwud, dan dari Ibn Wahab riwayat HR. Nasā’i. Metode yang digunakan Ibn Qayyim yaitu bayanī dan metode istiṣlāḥī. Talak is a law prescribed to one spouse that is no longer likely to foster family relationships well. The chance of this Talak can be chosen by the husband taking into account the ordinances and procedures according to Islamic law. There are some laws that scholars do not mix and differ, especially regarding the concept of Talak seen from the time and number of the allotment. This study has studied Ibn Qayyim's opinion. The issue in the matter is how Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah's view of the concept and influence of the law is seen in terms of time and the number of a bailout, and how the Istinbaṭ method he used. This research includes the research of libraries, the collected data is analyzed in a descriptive-analysis way. The results showed that according to Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah, the concept of Talak, in general, there are two forms, namely Talak in terms of time and in terms of number. In terms of time, the Talak was performed during the Holy Wife and not in the holy moment. The influence of the husband who divorced the wife during menstruation and has been held, it is haraam and the Talak does not fall. In terms of numbers, the right to the husband is only three. The three total rights of the Board are used gradually, not to be used at once. The influence of the husband who divorced the wife with a two or three talak at once, a talak that fell only considered one time. The evidence that Ibn Qayyim used is QS.  al-Ṭalāq verse 1,  Qs. Al-Baqarah verses 229,  Qs. Al-Baqarah verses 230, and  Qs. Al-Nūr verse 6. The history of Hadith includes hadith from  Nafi ' History of Abī Dāwud,  from Sa'di bin Ibrahim  Muslim history, from Abdullah bin Ali bin Sa'ib  abī dāwud history, and Ibn Wahab narrated by the history of the Christian. The method used Ibn Qayyim was bayanī and the method Istiṣlāḥī. 

Legislation as an Instrument of Islamic Law

2016 ◽  
pp. 550-584
Author(s):  
Leonard Wood
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
Islamic World ◽  
Islamic Legal Theory ◽  
History Of

This article examines legislation as an instrument of Islamic law in the history of the Islamic world and in Islamic legal theory, with particular emphasis on the scholarly analysis of whether Islamic law can be legislated at all, and if so, how. It first reviews the scholarship on legislation in the Islamic world before the mid-nineteenth-century Ottoman reforms (tanzimat)—the “premodern” centuries. It then considers legislation after the mid-nineteenth century—the “modern” centuries—by looking at scholars’ preoccupations with the apparent novelty of modern legislation and its debatable Islamicity. It also discusses empirical dilemmas underlying these preoccupations and competing scholarly approaches to theorizing and studying the proper relationship between legislation and Islam. The article concludes by suggesting four paths forward in the analysis of legislation as an instrument of Islamic law.

The Age of Development and Continuity, 12th–15th Centuries CE

2015 ◽  
pp. 436-458
Author(s):  
Marion Katz
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
Intellectual Functioning ◽  
The Law ◽  
Legal Judgments ◽  
Legal Opinion

This article examines the historical development and social and intellectual functioning of Islamic law in the twelfth through fifteenth centuries. In particular, it considers the progressive stabilization and institutionalization of the four classical Sunni madhhabs (schools of law) and the corresponding developments in Imami Shi‘ism; developments in legal theory (usul al-fiqh); and the practical administration of the law. It also discusses the various forms of ijtihad and taqlid that could generate new legal rulings, along with the textual forms and real-world interactions within which legal judgments were sought and expressed. Finally, it looks at the fatwa, which consists of a legal opinion issued in response to an inquiry (istifta’).

scholarly journals Dinamika Modernisasi Hukum Islam: Tinjauan Historis dalam Pembacaan Mazhab Sociological Jurisprudence

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-112
Author(s):  
Ahmad Zayyadi
Keyword(s):  
Islamic Law ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
Muslim World ◽  
Law And Society ◽  
Sociology Of Law ◽  
Modernization Theory ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
Sociological Jurisprudence ◽  
History Of ◽  
Legal Position

This article explores the dynamics of the modernization of Islamic law using the sociological approach. The legal theory used is the history of modern law as a comparative Islamic law in the Muslim world related to its influence in Indonesia. The author associates the sociological jurisprudence with the dynamics of modernization of Islamic law in the Muslim world including Indonesia. The sociological jurisprudence is applied in the study of marriage law issues that still need efforts to modernize the law, because these problems continue to develop and the legal position must always be dynamic in responding to sociological problems that always live in society. Various theoretical influences in the sociology of law and also the sociological jurisprudence have a wider impact on the sociology of Islamic law. This effort to modernize Islamic law is part of the development of modernization theory in the sociology of law, which synergizes integratively between law and society and society and law proportionally. This article seeks to apply the sociology of law in general and the sociological jurisprudence in particular about family law with the case of sociological problems of Islamic law in Muslim societies such as Turkey, Egypt, and Indonesia.

scholarly journals KEDUDUKAN ADVOKAT DALAM PASAL 5 UNDANGUNDANG NOMOR 18 TAHUN 2003 TENTANG ADVOKAT PERSPEKTIF HUKUM

JURISDICTIE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
Adib Khoirul Umam
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Positive Law ◽  
The Law ◽  
Article 5

<p>This study aims to determine how Islam views which in this case is limited only four schools of opinion about the position of an advocate as law enforcement. In Islam indeed advocates known as providers of legal bantuah namely Hakam, mufti and mashalih alaih that functions similar to advokat.Penelitian function is called normative research with descriptive methods comparative analysis between positive law and Islamic law, namely Law No. 18 2003 and scholarly opinion four schools as primary data. Secondary data were taken from books or books that explain the legal theory of primary data. Article 5 of Law No. 18 of 2003 on lawyers has been explained that the position of advocate parallel with other law enforcement such as judges, prosecutors and police. But in fact appear black advocates not to enforce the law but instead became mafias that sell traded equity law. For it will be studied how exactly Islam's view of the position of Advocates with the formulation of the problem sebegai follows, first how the views of Islamic law for the position of advocate in Article 5 of Law No. 18 of 2003 on advocates, who both like where the relevance of Islam's view of the position of advocate in enforcement law in Indonesia. From research conducted authors argue for their refisi against the law number 18 of 2003 on advocates. alignment between advocates and other law enforcement must be followed by the high quality of an advocate and supervision of the performance of lawyers in order to minimize the occurrence of fraud in practice in providing legal aid.</p><p>Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana pandangan Islam yang dalam hal ini hanya dibatasi pendapat empat madzhab tentang kedudukan advokat sebagai penegak hukum. Dalam Islam memang advokat dikenal sebagai lembaga pemberi bantuah hukum yaitu hakam, mufti dan mashalih alaih yang secara fungsi hampir sama dengan fungsi advokat. Penelitian ini disebut penelitian normatif dengan metode deskriptif analisis perbandingan antara hukum positif dan hukum Islam, yaitu undang-undang nomor 18 tahun 2003 dan pendapat ulama empat madzhab sebagai data primer. Data sekunder diambil dari kitab-kitab atau buku-buku teori hukum yang menjelaskan tentang data primer. Dari penelitian yang dilakukan penulis berpendapat perlunya adanya refisi terhadap undang-undang nomor 18 tahun 2003 tentang advokat. kesejajaran antara advokat dan penegak hukum lainya harus diikuti dengan tingginya kualitas seorang advokat dan pengawasan terhadap kinerja advokat agar bisa meminimalisir terjadinya penyelewengan dalam praktiknya dalam memberi bantuan hukum.</p>

scholarly journals Review Of Islamic Law To The Use Of Article 28 Subsection 2 About Speech Hatred And Defamation (UU Number 19 AT 2016 Amendments to UU Number 11 at 2018)

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-368
Author(s):  
Arbanur Rasyid
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Many

Hate Speech  has recently become a warm conversation, not only in the media, but has begun to be discussed in scientific forums as a result of the many characters who are ensnared by hate speech due to making uploads in Social Media that is considered insulting to other people or state institutions by making a statement containing elements of hate speech in accordance with the criminal threat in Article 28 paragraph 2 of Law number 19 of 2016 amendment to law number 11 of 2008. Long before the law talks about hate speech, Islam through the Qur'an speaks a lot about how God denounces the actions of people who insult, berate, speak ill of others and make hoaxes, and Allah threatens sin for those who do it . Even in the history of Islam through the Prophet Muhammad had given a caning to people who make hoaxes, and the sentence in the Islamic criminal law is called Ta'zir, thus Islam is very careful and highly respects the human rights of a person including in protecting the soul and someone's honor

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