Introduction to Islamic Legal Theory

"Introduction to Islamic Legal Theory" is an online course that examines the common elements used to derive legal rulings across various subject areas of jurisprudence.

Course curriculum

1. Defining Islamic Legal Theory
2. Defining Islamic Legal Theory
1. The Linguistic Meaning of Fiqh
2. The Linguistic Meaning of Fiqh
1. The Technical Meaning of Fiqh
2. The Technical Meaning of Fiqh
1. Requirements for Ijtihad
2. Requirements for Ijtihad
1. Important Vocabulary
2. Important Vocabulary
3. Quiz 1
1. The Sources of Islamic Law
2. The Sources of Islamic Law
1. The Quran
2. The Quran
1. The Sunnah
2. The Sunnah
1. Consensus
2. Consensus
1. Reason
2. Reason
1. Brief History on the Development of Islamic Legal Theory
2. Brief History on the Development of Islamic Legal Theory
3. Quiz 2
1. The Subjects of Islamic Legal Theory
2. The Subjects of Islamic Legal Theory
1. The Apparent Meanings of the Quran
2. The Apparent Meanings of the Quran
1. Problems with the Sunnah
2. Problems with the Sunnah
1. Conflicting Hadith
2. Conflicting Hadith
1. Issues Common to the Quran and Sunnah
2. Issues Common to the Quran and Sunnah
1. Commands
2. Commands
1. Prohibitions
2. Prohibitions
1. The General and the Particular
2. The General and the Particular
1. The Absolute and the Conditional
2. The Absolute and the Conditional
1. Implicit Meanings
2. Implicit Meanings
1. The Clear and the Ambiguous
2. The Clear and the Ambiguous
1. The Abrogator and the Abrogated
2. The Abrogator and the Abrogated
3. Quiz 3
1. Two Types of Consensus
2. Two Types of Consensus
1. Deriving Rulings Using Reason
2. Deriving Rulings Using Reason
1. Procedural Principles
2. Procedural Principles
3. Quiz 4

About this course

56 lessons
4.5 hours of video content

Introduction to Islamic Legal Theory

Course curriculum

Lesson 1: Defining Islamic Legal Theory

Lesson 2: The Linguistic Meaning of Fiqh

Lesson 3: The Technical Meaning of Fiqh

Lesson 4: Requirements for Ijtihad

Lesson 5: Important Vocabulary

Lesson 6: The Sources of Islamic Law

Lesson 7: The Quran

Lesson 8: The Sunnah

Lesson 9: Consensus

Lesson 10: Reason

Lesson 11: Brief History on the Development of Islamic Legal Theory

Lesson 12: The Subjects of Islamic Legal Theory

Lesson 13: The Apparent Meanings of the Quran

Lesson 14: Problems with the Sunnah

Lesson 15: Conflicting Hadith

Lesson 16: Issues Common to the Quran and Sunnah

Lesson 17: Commands

Lesson 18: Prohibitions

Lesson 19: The General and the Particular

Lesson 20: The Absolute and the Conditional

Lesson 21: Implicit Meanings

Lesson 22: The Clear and the Ambiguous

Lesson 23: The Abrogator and the Abrogated

Lesson 24: Two Types of Consensus

Lesson 25: Deriving Rulings Using Reason

Lesson 26: Procedural Principles

About this course