Level 3: Advanced
أصول الفقه
Usul al-Fiqh
Usul al-Fiqh
The sources of law, how rulings are derived and the 4 schools of thought.
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Usul al-Fiqh
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1
The Four Sources of Rulings
The Four Sources of Rulings
مصادر التكليف الأربعة
The 4 sources of Islamic rulings.
9 min
4 objectives
5 quiz questions
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2
Deriving Rulings (Ijtihad)
Deriving Rulings (Ijtihad)
الاجتهاد في الاستنباط
How scholars derive rulings from the original sources.
9 min
4 objectives
5 quiz questions
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3
The Four Schools of Thought
The Four Schools of Thought
المذاهب الفقهية الأربعة
The 4 schools of thought and mutual respect between them.
9 min
4 objectives
5 quiz questions
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4
Qiyas and Ijma
Qiyas and Ijma
القياس والإجماع
Qiyas (analogy) and ijma (consensus of scholars) as methods of reaching rulings.
10 min
4 objectives
5 quiz questions
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