Class Structure & Assignments

1. Week 1: Page 3–50
2. Week 2: Page 52–86
3. Week 3: Page 87–115
4. Week 4: Page 115–145
5. Week 5: Mid-Terms
6. Week 6: Page 146–173
7. Week 7: Page 174–192
8. Week 8: Page 194–213
9. Week 9: Page 214–228
10. Week 10: Final Exam

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Book Chapters & Pages

1. Chapter 1. Prefatory Note – p. 3-6
2. Chapter 2. The Jurist’s Need to Know Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah – p. 7-12
3. Chapter 3. Methods of Establishing Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah – p. 13-20
4. Chapter 4. Evaluation of the Predecessors’ Methods – p. 21-25
5. Chapter 5. Insufficiency of the Literal Methodology without Knowledge of Higher Objectives – p. 26-29
6. Chapter 6. The Prophet’s Intent of Legislation – p. 30-51
7. Chapter 7. Certain and Probable Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah – p. 52-59
8. Chapter 8. Rationalised and Non-Rationalised Sharīʿah Injunctions – p. 60-70
9. Chapter 9. The Determinant Characteristic of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah – p. 71-77
10. Chapter 10. Grounding of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah on Fiṭrah – p. 78-86
11. Chapter 11. Magnanimity of the Sharīʿah – p. 87-90
12. Chapter 12. The General Objectives of Islamic Legislation – p. 91-95
13. Chapter 13. The Meaning of Maṣlaḥah and Mafsadah – p. 96-108
14. Chapter 14. The Pursuit of Maṣāliḥ in the Sharīʿah – p. 109-115
15. Chapter 15. Categories of Maṣlaḥah Intended by Islamic Legislation – p. 116-133
16. Chapter 16. Universality of the Islamic Sharīʿah – p. 134-145
17. Chapter 17. Equality in the Sharīʿah – p. 146-153
18. Chapter 18. Freedom in the Sharīʿah – p. 154-164
19. Chapter 19. Alteration and Confirmation Objectives in the Sharīʿah – p. 165-170
20. Chapter 20. Sharīʿah is About Essences and Real Attributes, Not Names and Forms – p. 171-173
21. Chapter 21. Analogical Reasoning Based on Effective Causes and Medium and High Sharīʿah Objectives – p. 174-176
22. Chapter 22. Manipulation to Make the Unlawful Appear Lawful – p. 177-186
23. Chapter 23. Prohibition of Evasive Legal Means – p. 187-192
24. Chapter 24. Precision and Determination in Islamic Legislation – p. 193-198
25. Chapter 25. Rigor and Mercy in Enforcing and Observing Islamic Legislation – p. 199-203
26. Chapter 26. Public and Individual License – p. 204-207
27. Chapter 27. Wāʿiẓ: Its Meaning and Varieties – p. 208-213
28. Chapter 28. The Merciful Nature of the Sharīʿah – p. 214-216
29. Chapter 29. The Sharīʿah’s Aim in Avoiding Elaboration at the Time of Revelation – p. 217-220
30. Chapter 30. The Sharīʿah’s Aim in Building a Solid and Stable Social Order – p. 221-222
31. Chapter 31. The Necessity of Ijtihād – p. 223-228
32. Chapter 32. Ends and Means in Transactions – p. 229-237
33. Chapter 33. Specification of the Principles and Categories of Rights in the Sharīʿah – p. 238-246
34. Chapter 34. Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah: Family – p. 247-269
35. Chapter 35. Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah: Financial Transactions (I) – p. 270-284
36. Chapter 36. Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah: Financial Transactions (II) – p. 285-300
37. Chapter 37. Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah: Labor-Based Transactions – p. 301-307
38. Chapter 38. Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah: Gifts and Donations – p. 308-316
39. Chapter 39. Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah: Judgeship and Testimony – p. 317-335
40. Chapter 40. Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah: Penalties – p. 336-340