An analysis of maslahah's development through al-Ghazali pre and post al-Ghazali periods

The purpose of this article is to expose and identify the development of maslahah, as a dynamic principle of the Islamic jurisprudence of a high methodological significance. To achieve this objective, the authors undertake an in depth study of jurists discourse on maslahah, and hence, an analysis o...

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Main Authors:	Laluddin, Hayatullah, Mohammad, Mohamad Nasran, Mohd. Kusrin, Zuliza, Ahmad, Shofian, Nasoha, Zaini, Muda , Mohd. Zamro, Ahmad, Md. Yazid, Husni, Ahmad Muhammad
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Language:	English
Published:	Medwell Journals 2012
Subjects:	KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
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spelling	iium-403082015-03-13T08:19:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/40308/ An analysis of maslahah's development through al-Ghazali pre and post al-Ghazali periods Laluddin, Hayatullah Mohammad, Mohamad Nasran Mohd. Kusrin, Zuliza Ahmad, Shofian Nasoha, Zaini Muda , Mohd. Zamro Ahmad, Md. Yazid Husni, Ahmad Muhammad KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh The purpose of this article is to expose and identify the development of maslahah, as a dynamic principle of the Islamic jurisprudence of a high methodological significance. To achieve this objective, the authors undertake an in depth study of jurists discourse on maslahah, and hence, an analysis of the various stages of its development. Both historical and analytical methods are adopted in this article. The authors by referring to Muslim jurists’ discourse on maslahah, in the context of the development of legal theory, derive the conclusion, that maslahah initially was perceived as a notion of consideration of public welfare. However, its use in this sense was on ad hoc basis and lacked consistency. Its elaborate discussion and hence, recognition as a mature technical term materialised during the fifth century of hijrah. This can be observed clearly from the writings of Muslims jurists of pre-al-Ghazali, during al-Ghazali and post-al-Ghazali periods including those of al-Ghazali’s writings, himself. However, Al-Shātibī discussion of maslahah within the framework of the theory of the purposes of the law, made it of remarkable and profound importance to methodological reconstruction and renewal of Islamic law. Medwell Journals 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40308/1/Article_analysis_maslaha_2012.pdf Laluddin, Hayatullah and Mohammad, Mohamad Nasran and Mohd. Kusrin, Zuliza and Ahmad, Shofian and Nasoha, Zaini and Muda , Mohd. Zamro and Ahmad, Md. Yazid and Husni, Ahmad Muhammad (2012) An analysis of maslahah's development through al-Ghazali pre and post al-Ghazali periods. International Business Management, 6 (2). pp. 187-193. ISSN 1993-5250 http://medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=ibm.2012.187.193 DOI: 10.3923/ibm.2012.187.193
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spellingShingle	KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh Laluddin, Hayatullah Mohammad, Mohamad Nasran Mohd. Kusrin, Zuliza Ahmad, Shofian Nasoha, Zaini Muda , Mohd. Zamro Ahmad, Md. Yazid Husni, Ahmad Muhammad An analysis of maslahah's development through al-Ghazali pre and post al-Ghazali periods
description	The purpose of this article is to expose and identify the development of maslahah, as a dynamic principle of the Islamic jurisprudence of a high methodological significance. To achieve this objective, the authors undertake an in depth study of jurists discourse on maslahah, and hence, an analysis of the various stages of its development. Both historical and analytical methods are adopted in this article. The authors by referring to Muslim jurists’ discourse on maslahah, in the context of the development of legal theory, derive the conclusion, that maslahah initially was perceived as a notion of consideration of public welfare. However, its use in this sense was on ad hoc basis and lacked consistency. Its elaborate discussion and hence, recognition as a mature technical term materialised during the fifth century of hijrah. This can be observed clearly from the writings of Muslims jurists of pre-al-Ghazali, during al-Ghazali and post-al-Ghazali periods including those of al-Ghazali’s writings, himself. However, Al-Shātibī discussion of maslahah within the framework of the theory of the purposes of the law, made it of remarkable and profound importance to methodological reconstruction and renewal of Islamic law.
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author	Laluddin, Hayatullah Mohammad, Mohamad Nasran Mohd. Kusrin, Zuliza Ahmad, Shofian Nasoha, Zaini Muda , Mohd. Zamro Ahmad, Md. Yazid Husni, Ahmad Muhammad
author_facet	Laluddin, Hayatullah Mohammad, Mohamad Nasran Mohd. Kusrin, Zuliza Ahmad, Shofian Nasoha, Zaini Muda , Mohd. Zamro Ahmad, Md. Yazid Husni, Ahmad Muhammad
author_sort	Laluddin, Hayatullah
title	An analysis of maslahah's development through al-Ghazali pre and post al-Ghazali periods
title_short	An analysis of maslahah's development through al-Ghazali pre and post al-Ghazali periods
title_full	An analysis of maslahah's development through al-Ghazali pre and post al-Ghazali periods
title_fullStr	An analysis of maslahah's development through al-Ghazali pre and post al-Ghazali periods
title_full_unstemmed	An analysis of maslahah's development through al-Ghazali pre and post al-Ghazali periods
title_sort	analysis of maslahah's development through al-ghazali pre and post al-ghazali periods
publisher	Medwell Journals
publishDate	2012
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An analysis of maslahah's development through al-Ghazali pre and post al-Ghazali periods

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