The role of state among the essential values of the Maqāṣid Al-Sharī‘Ah ın skeleton metaphor

Kayadibi, Saim (2018) The role of state among the essential values of the Maqāṣid Al-Sharī‘Ah ın skeleton metaphor. In: Contemporary and emerging issues in Syariah and law. USIM Press, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, pp. 169-178. ISBN 978-967-440-588-5

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Abstract

Muslim scholars have mainly considered the maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah within three categories: ḍarūriyyāt (the essentials), ḥājiyyāt (the complementaries) and tahsīniyyāt (the desirables or the embellishments). The concept of maṣlaḥah is meant to protect the maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah (the higher objectives of Sharī‘ah), which consist of seven essential values, namely, religion, life, intellect, lineage, wealth, honour and state, all of which promote the people’s welfare and prevent all kind of evils. They are considered essentials because neglecting them would cause total social disruption and anarchy. Despite the fact that classical scholars considered the darūriyyāt to be six in number, this researcher suggests that the value of “state” be added to this list. These values must be upheld and protected from any real or unexpected threat either by maintaining the essentials or removing the disruption. The concept of state is just as essential as the other six values, for without it all of them would be endangered and considered incomplete. Therefore, as a value the “state” guarantees the continued existence of the other values. The objective of this study is to highlight the significant role of the seventh value in the essential values of the maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah. Since it is a conceptual paper, content analysis research method is used by collecting data from library and secondary resources. This paper, therefore, intended to contribute to the academic research related to the maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah by identifying the seventh value of the maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah by developing skeleton metaphor that combines all values in order to achieve successful maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah practice in the Muslim world.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Additional Information:	6485/67752
Uncontrolled Keywords:	The state; maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah; essential values; skeleton metaphor; maṣlaḥah
Subjects:	K Law > KBP Islamic Law K Law > KBP Islamic Law > KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh > KBP425 Uṣūl al-fiqh. Jurisprudence and theory of law. Science of legal reasoning.
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences > Department of Economics
Depositing User:	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saim Kayadibi
Date Deposited:	26 Dec 2018 10:06
Last Modified:	26 Dec 2018 10:06
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/68837

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