Shatibi’s theories of knowledge as seen in his al-Muwafaqat: a preliminary study
This article aims to highlight Shatibi’s theory of knowledge according to his renowned work, al-Muwafaqat. Shatibi’s theory of knowledge is greatly influenced by his theory of maqasid (objectives of legal rulings). He pointed out a number of issues, namely types of knowledge, purposes of pursuing...
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Common Ground Publishing Pty Ltd
2008
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| Summary: | This article aims to highlight Shatibi’s theory of knowledge according to his renowned work, al-Muwafaqat.
Shatibi’s theory of knowledge is greatly influenced by his theory of maqasid (objectives of legal rulings). He pointed out a
number of issues, namely types of knowledge, purposes of pursuing knowledge, transmission of knowledge and the role of
reason vis-a-vis revelation. He also discusses the position of a learned person. In doing so, he employs a variety of legal
evidence, especially the Qur’an and the hadith of the Prophet. This article argues that Shatibi’s conception of knowledge
is relatively different from that of his predecessors and thus would enhance intellectual discussions on the theory of knowledge. |
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