Methods and methodologies in Fiqh and Islamic economics

This paper intends to examine the methods of reasoning that are employed in Fiqh and critically discuss their adoption in Islamic economics. The paper argues that the methods used in Fiqh are mainly designed to find out whether or not a certain act is permissible or prohibited. Islamic economics,...

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Main Author: Saleem, Muhammad Yusuf
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2008
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spelling iium-243792012-06-27T01:43:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/24379/ Methods and methodologies in Fiqh and Islamic economics Saleem, Muhammad Yusuf BP173.75 Islam and economics This paper intends to examine the methods of reasoning that are employed in Fiqh and critically discuss their adoption in Islamic economics. The paper argues that the methods used in Fiqh are mainly designed to find out whether or not a certain act is permissible or prohibited. Islamic economics, on the other hand, is a social science. Like any other social science its proper unit of analysis is the society itself. Methodologies of Fiqh and Islamic economics also differ as the former focuses on prescriptions. It prescribes what an individual should do or avoid. In contrast, Islamic economics is more concerned with describing economic phenomena. While Fiqh, especially worship (lbadat) type, prescriptions are permanent in nature and for all individuals, economic descriptions may change from time to time and from society to another. This paper argues that the methods of reasoning for discovering the truth in jiqh and Islamic economics are not necessarily identical. While jiqh has a well developed methodology in the form of llsul al-fiqh, Islamic economics in its search for finding the truth should rely on a methodology that suits its social and descriptive nature. 2008 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/24379/1/Methods_and_methodologies_in_Fiqh.pdf Saleem, Muhammad Yusuf (2008) Methods and methodologies in Fiqh and Islamic economics. In: The 7th International Conference in Islamic Economics, 1-3 April 2008, Jeddah.
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Saleem, Muhammad Yusuf
Methods and methodologies in Fiqh and Islamic economics
description This paper intends to examine the methods of reasoning that are employed in Fiqh and critically discuss their adoption in Islamic economics. The paper argues that the methods used in Fiqh are mainly designed to find out whether or not a certain act is permissible or prohibited. Islamic economics, on the other hand, is a social science. Like any other social science its proper unit of analysis is the society itself. Methodologies of Fiqh and Islamic economics also differ as the former focuses on prescriptions. It prescribes what an individual should do or avoid. In contrast, Islamic economics is more concerned with describing economic phenomena. While Fiqh, especially worship (lbadat) type, prescriptions are permanent in nature and for all individuals, economic descriptions may change from time to time and from society to another. This paper argues that the methods of reasoning for discovering the truth in jiqh and Islamic economics are not necessarily identical. While jiqh has a well developed methodology in the form of llsul al-fiqh, Islamic economics in its search for finding the truth should rely on a methodology that suits its social and descriptive nature.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Saleem, Muhammad Yusuf
author_facet Saleem, Muhammad Yusuf
author_sort Saleem, Muhammad Yusuf
title Methods and methodologies in Fiqh and Islamic economics
title_short Methods and methodologies in Fiqh and Islamic economics
title_full Methods and methodologies in Fiqh and Islamic economics
title_fullStr Methods and methodologies in Fiqh and Islamic economics
title_full_unstemmed Methods and methodologies in Fiqh and Islamic economics
title_sort methods and methodologies in fiqh and islamic economics
publishDate 2008
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/24379/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/24379/1/Methods_and_methodologies_in_Fiqh.pdf
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