Understanding a law is not only to know explicitly but also to know implicitly. It can be used for finding out the ‘law cause’ or illat as the cause for analogizing the situation. In Islamic law the study of enlarging understanding is wider than positive law since there is a difference between analogical interpretation and a fortiori argument.
AL-MANAHIJ is a scholarly journal of Islamic law studies. It is a forum for debate for scholars and professionals concerned with Islamic Laws and legal cultures of Muslim Worlds. It aims for recognition as a leading medium for a scholarly and professional discourse of Islamic laws. Al-Manahij covers ...