TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bata,Hashim
TI  - Exploring the Mind of God: An Introduction to Shiʿite Legal Epistemology
T2  - Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2023
SN  - 9789004536814
AV  - KBP430 
U1  - 297.14 23
KW  - Islam
KW  - Islamic courts
KW  - Islamic law
KW  - Philosophy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Ch 1: Introduction to Islamic Legal Theory -- Ch 2: The Non-Authoritativeness of Conjecture -- Ch 3: The Authoritativeness of Certainty -- Ch 4: The Authoritativeness of Substantiated Conjecture -- Ch 5: Implications of Legal Epistemology on Ijtihād -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - This book introduces readers to the legal epistemology that is advocated within Twelver Shiʿite uṣūl al-fiqh (legal theory). It critically surveys the epistemological underpinnings upheld by post-19th century Uṣūlī clerics that impel them to mainly deduce and interpret Sharia using scripture and literalist hermeneutical methods. An evaluation of these underpinnings uncovers the important juxtaposition that exists between the seminarian discourses of uṣūl al-fiqh and philosophy. The book hypothesises that uṣūl al-fiqh has both space and historical precedence to accept alternative epistemological theories that may enable orthodox Shiʿite clerics to display greater dynamism in deducing and interpreting Sharia
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004544000
ER  -