The Renewal of Islamic Jurisprudence Between Originality and Modernity: A Comparative Study
تجديد الفقه بين الأصالة والحداثة: دراسة مقارنة
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https://doi.org/10.31436/ijfus.v7i1.282Keywords:
Renewal of Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic Jurisprudence, Renewal, Original Method, Modernist MethodAbstract
This paper addresses the topic of ‘renewal’ within Islamic jurisprudence. Currently, the discourse is broadly categorized into two main methods: the first method relies on the original internal mechanisms (contained within the science of Uṣūl al-Fiqh) to renew Islamic jurisprudence. The second method adopts the tenets of modernity and applies principles of historicity to contextualize the divine rules and revealed texts to a particular time and place. Consequently, solutions contained within revelation are confined to a specific historical context and are not intended to be universal. Within this second method, revelation is not deemed to be a valid source to solve contemporary issues unless they are subordinate to modernist interpretations. The first method is posed with the following challenge: is the Islamic jurisprudence that addressed problems in the past capable of providing solutions to new problems without needing to make any changes? This paper utilizes a comparative and analytical approach to compare the following two claims: the claim that the original method of Islamic jurisprudence is capable of renewal and the claim that Islamic jurisprudence is contingent upon modernity for reform. We conclude that the renewal is not dependent on displacing Islamic jurisprudence by subjecting it to modernist reinterpretations. Additionally, the doors for renewing Islamic jurisprudence cannot be opened free of parameters. The second claim rests upon the assumption that the renewal represents progress whereas tradition represents backwardness or decadence. The right approach must not trivialize solutions simply on the merit of them being old. Rather, the true renewal is to tackle any novel situation and provide its solution that is in accordance with the divine revelation and cognizant of the reality at hand. Applying rules to relevant scenarios which lack an explicit text relating to them must involve the use of sound ijtihād (i.e. following steps and requirements of ijtihād).
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