usul al-fiqh (uṣūl al-fiqh)

(Language: Arabic)

Short Description: Principles of jurisprudence; the technical science of deriving legal rulings from the Qur’ān and ḥadĪth

Long Description: Principles of jurisprudence; the technical science of deriving legal rulings from the Qur’ān and ḥadīth.

Sources: Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard