A preliminary discussion on maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah of Imām al-Shātibī

• Main Authors: Mat Zin, Nurul Aminah, Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Azam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press 2023
• Subjects: BJ1188 Religious ethics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/108652/7/108652_A%20preliminary%20discussion%20on%20maq%C4%81%E1%B9%A3id%20al-shar%C4%AB%E2%80%98ah%20of%20Im%C4%81m%20al-Sh%C4%81tib%C4%AB.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/108652/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/al-itqan/index.php/al-itqan/article/view/261/156

The study attempts to study the Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah according to al-Shāṭibī based on recent problem and issues. This paper will focus on the classification of Maqāsid al-Sharīʿah based on the views of Imām al-Shāṭibī. This study is a preliminary discussion on Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah according to the views of Imām al-Shāṭibī and his methodology in conducting contemporary issues in accordance with the Sharīʿah. Al-Shāṭibī is among the contemporary jurist to develop new ḥukm to cater the current issues that growth rapidly. Al-Shāṭibī is also called as a master architect of Maqāṣid because of his approach by dividing the law into two categories: The Purpose of the Lawgiver (Al-Qaṣd al-Shāriʿ) and The Purpose of the Subject (Al-Qaṣd al-Mukallaf). This study employs qualitative methodology by excluding the numerical data involving content analysis on written materials from books, articles and internet resources. The finding of the study reveals that al-Shāṭibi‘s maqāṣid is relevant to implement upon the contemporary issues nowadays. Originally, maqāṣid was developed by al-Juwaynī and al-Ghazālī thus al-Shāṭibī restructured it systematically to cater the contemporary issues.