Mimbar Agama Budaya
Vol 38, No 1 (2021): Mimbar Agama Budaya

THE INNOVATION OF AL-NAJJAR’S THOUGHT IN MAQASID AL-SHARI’AH

Zahwa Syihab (STAI Al-Mathuriyyah Sukabumi)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Jun 2021

Abstract

Abstract. This article examines the maqasid al-shari‘ah formulated by al-Najjar, a Tunisian thinker who was born on May 28, 1945, in his work maqasid al-shari‘ah bi Ab’ad Jadidah. This research shows that maqasid al-shari‘ah according to al-Najjar is the purpose (al-ghayah) of the Islamic law’s application at both the universal and particular levels. This definition is in accordance with previous maqasidi thinkers, such as Ibn ‘Asyur and ‘Ilal al-Fasi. The innovation about maqasid al-shari‘ah which was initiated by Al-Najjar lies in the classification of maqasid al-shari‘ah into four main objectives: protecting the value of human life (hifzh qimat al-hayah al-insaniyyah), protecting human essence (hifzh al-dzat al-insaniyyah), protecting society (hifzh al-mujtama’) and protecting the physical environment (hifzh al-muhit al-maddi). Furthermore, al-Najja r also emphasized that all of these purposes originate and lead to the universal purposes of the shari’a (maqasid al-syari ‘ah al-kulliyah). Al-Najjar also tries to make the orientation of maqasid al-shari‘ah from the partial-individual benefit to the universal-social benefit. Abstrak. Artikel ini mengkaji tentang pemikiran maqasid al-shari‘ah yang rumuskan oleh al-Najjar, seorang pemikir asal Tunisia yang lahir pada 28 Mei 1945, dalam karyanya Maqasid al-shari‘ah bi Ab’ad Jadidah. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa maqasid al-shari‘ah menurut al-Najjar adalah tujuan (al-ghayah) diberlakukannya syariat Islam baik pada level universal maupun partikular. Definisi ini sesuai dengan para pemikir maqasidi sebelumnya, seperti Ibn ‘Asyur dan ‘Ilal al-Fasi. Adapun inovasi yang digagas oleh Al-Najjar dalam kajian maqasid al-shari‘ah terletak pada klasifikasi maqasid al-shari‘ah menjadi empat tujuan utama, yaitu melindungi nilai kehidupan manusia (hifzh qimat al-hayah al-insaniyyah), melindungi esensi manusia (hifzh al-dzat al-insaniyyah), menjaga masyarakat (hifzh al-mujtama’) dan menjaga lingkungan fisik (hifzh al-muhit al-maddi). Al-Najjar juga berupaya untuk menjadikan orientasi maqasid al-shari‘ah dari kemaslahatan yang cenderung parsial-individual kepada kemaslahatan universal-sosial.

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mimbar

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Religion Arts Humanities Education Social Sciences

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Mimbar Agama Budaya is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Center for Research and Publication (PUSLITPEN), Research and Service Institute (LP2M) UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. The Journal disseminates religious and cultural studies based on the original research and current issues which are ...