JOURNAL OF LIAONING TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
(NATURAL SCIENCE EDITION)
LIAONING GONGCHENG JISHU DAXUE XUEBAO (ZIRAN KEXUE BAN)
辽宁工程技术大学学报（自然科学版）
STATUS OF IJTIHAD IN ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE: OBJECTIVES OF SHARIAH IN IJTIHAD OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAW)
Dr. Farhat Nisar, Dr. Ume Farwa, Dr. Zainab Sadiq,
Abstract
This paper is based on the discussion of Status of Ijtihad in Islamic Jurisprudence. Discussion will be supported by the Ijtihad of Prophet of Islam Muhammad (SAW) in order to highlight the role of Sunnah as explanatory and legislative source of Islamic Shariah.
First part will discuss the difference between shariah and Fiqh. Second part of the paper will discuss the objectives of shariah, followed by Ijtiahd of Prophet (SAW) served by implementing Shariah. This part will highlight the decisions of Prophet (SAW) based on Ijtihad and then verifies and supported by Allah Almighty through revelation in Quran.
Ijtihad of Prophet (SAW) marked as initializing or beginning of shariah and evolution of Fiqh. During this time serving objectives of Shariah as guiding principles and exemplifies by the Ijtihad of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) founded science of deducing laws from the Qur?aan and the Sunnah were laidbythe Prophet(SAW).It might be said that in this period the first Madh-hab (school of legal thought) tookshapeas theProphet(SAW)guided and trainedtheSahaabah inIjtihaad.
Key Words; Shariah, Jurisprudence, objectives, Ijtihad, Sources.