Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence
Mohammad Hashim Kamali
The seminary syllabus · level 01
Usul al-Fiqh
The principles behind the law rather than the rulings themselves — how a jurist reasons from text to judgement, and what counts as valid evidence.
- Level
- 01 / 14
- Books
- 6
- Authors
- 6
The reading
Books for Usul al-Fiqh
The Foundations of Jurisprudence — An Introduction to Imami Shi‘i Legal Theory
Allama al-Hilli
Inevitable Doubt: Two Theories of Shi‘ Jurisprudence
Robert Gleave
Lessons in Islamic Jurisprudence
Muhammad Baqir as-Sadr
Visions of Shar‘ia
Ali-Reza Bhojani et al.
The School of Hillah and the Formation of Twelver Shi‘i Islamic Tradition
Aun Hasan Ali
Who wrote them
Authors in this level
In order
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