Fundamentals of Islamic Jurisprudence

Maxims of Fiqh [Poem]

A great effort from Dr. Hatem Al-Haj to abbreviate the book “Principles of Islamic Fiqh” written by M. H. Kamali to be easier for studying and learning.

A book in English in which its author explains the principles of Islamic fiqh and its topic: Islamic ruling, Islamic proofs as the Quran, Sunnah, consensus, and analogy, ways of deducing, and personal reasoning.

A book in English provides the legal maxims of Islamic jurisprudence in a simple and easy way. It presents an accurate definition of the Islamic legal maxims and then gives lots of examples of each rule.

The word taqleed is a derivative of Qalaadah, and the linguistic meaning of qalaadah is to wear a collar that a dog wears around its neck. The meaning of taqleed in terminology is to act upon the opinion of an Imaam from the Ummah without knowing the evidence. So the muqallid is the one who does taqleed.

A book in English in which Dr. Saleh As-Saleh explains seven out of sixty foundations mentioned in the book of Sh. Abder-Rahman As-Se’di, "The Basic Rulings and Principles, and the Beneficial and Eloquent Classifications and Differentiations.” The scholars of Islam gave great importance to the study of the basic principles of fiqh so that they could encompass the various life cases through comprehensive and precise rules.

A translated version into English of the book Al-Risala of Imam Shafi’i (may Allah have mercy on him). It is the first book written on the fundamentals of Islamic jurisprudence, and one of the most valuable writings in this knowledge.