Maqasid al-shariah as a parameter for islamic countries in screening international treaties before ratification: An analysis

• Main Authors: Mohd Lotpi, Mohd Yusob, Lily Suryati, Mohd Jamil, Khairun-Nisaa, Asari
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015
• Subjects: JA Political science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/7146/1/FH02-FUHA-17-08428.jpg; http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/7146/

Research into Maqasid al-Shariah (objectives of Islamic Law) has been conducted since the era of al-Juwaini and al-Ghazali. Islamic scholars today try to accommodate the application of Maqasid al-Shariah in a plethora of complex and complicated issues. Generally, the essence of Maqasid al-Shariah is...