Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi

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Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi was a 14th-century Andalusian Maliki jurist and theologian renowned for his foundational contributions to the theory of maqasid al-sharia (objectives of Islamic law).

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al-Shatibi 4
Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi 3
Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Andalusian scholar ⓘ
Islamic legal theorist ⓘ
Muslim jurist ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
approach integrated textual evidence with rational analysis in legal theory ⓘ
stressed consideration of overall purposes of law rather than isolated rulings ⓘ
century 14th century ⓘ
concernedWith limits of legal innovation in religion ⓘ
relationship between literal texts and higher objectives of law ⓘ
contribution argued that Sharia aims at preservation of religion, life, intellect, lineage, and property ⓘ
articulated hierarchy of necessities, needs, and embellishments in maqasid ⓘ
emphasized public interest (maslaha) within limits of revealed texts ⓘ
discipline fiqh ⓘ
kalam ⓘ
usul al-fiqh ⓘ
era post-classical Islamic period ⓘ
field Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ
Quranic studies ⓘ
usul al-fiqh ⓘ
fullName Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi ⓘ
influenced later Maliki jurists ⓘ
modern scholars of maqasid al-sharia ⓘ
influencedField contemporary maqasid studies ⓘ
modern Islamic legal reform discourse ⓘ
intellectualTradition Sunni Islam ⓘ
jurisprudentialOrientation emphasis on objectives and public interest ⓘ
knownAs al-Shatibi ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
legacy considered a foundational authority on maqasid al-sharia ⓘ
his works are studied in traditional and modern Islamic seminaries ⓘ
legalSchool Maliki school of law ⓘ
linked to: Maliki school
madhhab Maliki ⓘ
mainWorkOnMaqasid al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Sharia ⓘ
notableFor formulating the theory of maqasid al-sharia ⓘ
influence on later Islamic legal theory ⓘ
systematizing the objectives of Islamic law ⓘ
region al-Andalus ⓘ
linked to: Al-Andalus
religion Islam ⓘ
topicOfWork innovation (bid'a) in al-I'tisam ⓘ
maqasid al-sharia in al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Sharia ⓘ
linked to: maqasid al-shariah

usul al-fiqh in al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Sharia ⓘ
work al-I'tisam ⓘ
al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Sharia ⓘ
wroteIn Arabic ⓘ

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al-Muwafaqat of al-Shatibi → author → Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi ⓘ
al-Muwafaqat of al-Shatibi → author → al-Shatibi ⓘ
linked to: Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi
Maqasid al-Shariah → emphasizedBy → Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi ⓘ
subject linked to: maqasid al-shariah
linked to: Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi
Islamic West → notableScholar → al-Shatibi ⓘ
linked to: Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi
Maliki jurists of al-Andalus → influenced → Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi ⓘ
linked to: Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi
Maliki jurists of al-Andalus → notableMember → Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi ⓘ
linked to: Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi
al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Shari'ah → author → Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi ⓘ
linked to: Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi
al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Shari'ah → author → al-Shatibi ⓘ
linked to: Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi
Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi → fullName → Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi ⓘ
Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi → knownAs → al-Shatibi ⓘ
linked to: Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi