6,633
edits
Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence): Difference between revisions
no edit summary
| [checked revision] | [checked revision] |
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{QualityScore|Lead=3|Structure=3|Content=2|Language=4|References=2}} | {{QualityScore|Lead=3|Structure=3|Content=2|Language=4|References=2}} | ||
[[Islam|Islamic]] jurisprudence, or '''Fiqh''' (فقه), is the activity [[Madh'hab|Islamic jurists]] engage in as they elaborate the [[Shari'ah]], or "[[Islamic Law|Islamic law]]"/"God's Law", based directly on the [[Qur'an]] and [[Muhammad|Muhammad's]] [[Sunnah]] or "way", as compiled in the [[ | [[Islam|Islamic]] jurisprudence, or '''Fiqh''' (فقه), is the activity [[Madh'hab|Islamic jurists]] engage in as they elaborate the [[Shari'ah]], or "[[Islamic Law|Islamic law]]"/"God's Law", based directly on the [[Qur'an]] and [[Muhammad|Muhammad's]] [[Sunnah]] or "way", as compiled in the [[hadith]]. Fiqh can be described as "the human understanding of the divine laws of God as [[Revelation|revealed]] to Muhammad". | ||
Fiqh comprises both its methodologies (as detailed by the four [[Sunni]] [[Madhab|madhabs]], or two/three [[Shi'ite]] madhabs) and its products, which are the rulings, or [[Fatwa|fatwas]], arrived at by jurists. Broadly speaking, all jurisprudence methods and rulings must not introduce anything new to or remove anything from the Islamic scriptures, as this is considered religious innovation, or [[bid'ah]], and is categorically prohibited. | Fiqh comprises both its methodologies (as detailed by the four [[Sunni]] [[Madhab|madhabs]], or two/three [[Shi'ite]] madhabs) and its products, which are the rulings, or [[Fatwa|fatwas]], arrived at by jurists. Broadly speaking, all jurisprudence methods and rulings must not introduce anything new to or remove anything from the Islamic scriptures, as this is considered religious innovation, or [[bid'ah]], and is categorically prohibited. | ||