Maslaha, the Glossary
Maslaha or maslahah (مصلحة) is a concept in Sharia (Islamic divine law) regarded as a basis of law.[1]
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32 relations: Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Al-Andalus, Al-Ghazali, Allah, Averroes, Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Saudi Arabia), Common good, Hanafi school, Ibadah, Ibn Qudamah, Imam, Islam, Islamic modernism, Istihsan, Istislah, Madhhab, Maliki school, Maqasid, Muhammad, Muhammad Abduh, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, Muslim Brotherhood, Najm al-Din al-Tufi, Principles of Islamic jurisprudence, Prophets and messengers in Islam, Qiyas, Quran, Shafi'i school, Sharia, Sunnah, Ummah.
- Sharia legal terminology
Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi
Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Mūsā al-Shāṭibī (720 – 790 A.H./1320 – 1388 C.E.) was an Andalusí Sunni Islamic scholar.
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Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Ahmad ibn Hanbal (translit; November 780 – 2 August 855) was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, traditionist, ascetic and eponym of the Hanbali school of Islamic jurisprudence—one of the four major orthodox legal schools of Sunni Islam.
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Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus was the Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula.
Al-Ghazali
Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṭūsiyy al-Ghazali (أَبُو حَامِد مُحَمَّد بْن مُحَمَّد ٱلطُّوسِيّ ٱلْغَزَّالِيّ), known commonly as Al-Ghazali (ٱلْغَزَالِيُّ;,; – 19 December 1111), known in Medieval Europe by the Latinized Algazelus or Algazel, was a Persian Sunni Muslim polymath.
Allah
Allah (ﷲ|translit.
Averroes
Ibn Rushd (ابن رشد; full name in; 14 April 112611 December 1198), often Latinized as Averroes, was an Andalusian polymath and jurist who wrote about many subjects, including philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy, physics, psychology, mathematics, Islamic jurisprudence and law, and linguistics.
The Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (hayʾa al-ʾamr bil-maʿrūf wan-nahī ʿan al-munkar, abbreviated CPVPV, colloquially termed hai’a (committee), and known as mutawa, mutaween and by other similar names and translations in English-language sources) is a government religious authority in Saudi Arabia that is charged with implementing the Islamic doctrine of hisbah in the country.
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Common good
In philosophy, economics, and political science, the common good (also commonwealth, general welfare, or public benefit) is either what is shared and beneficial for all or most members of a given community, or alternatively, what is achieved by citizenship, collective action, and active participation in the realm of politics and public service.
Hanafi school
The Hanafi school or Hanafism (translit) is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.
Ibadah
Ibadah (عبادة., ‘ibādah, also spelled ibada) is an Arabic word meaning service or servitude. Maslaha and ibadah are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia, Islamic jurisprudence and sharia legal terminology.
Ibn Qudamah
Ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdisī Muwaffaq ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad (ٱبْن قُدَامَة ٱلْمَقْدِسِي مُوَفَّق ٱلدِّين أَبُو مُحَمَّد عَبْد ٱللَّٰه بْن أَحْمَد بْن مُحَمَّد; 1147 - 7 July 1223), better known as Ibn Qudāmah (ٱبْن قُدَامَة), was an Arab Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, traditionist, and ascetic from the Palestine region.
Imam
Imam (إمام,;: أئمة) is an Islamic leadership position.
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Islam
Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
Islamic modernism
Islamic modernism is a movement that has been described as "the first Muslim ideological response to the Western cultural challenge," attempting to reconcile the Islamic faith with values percieved as modern such as democracy, civil rights, rationality, equality, and progress.
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Istihsan
(Arabic) is an Arabic term for juristic discretion. Maslaha and Istihsan are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia and Islamic jurisprudence.
Istislah
Istislah (Arabic: استصلاح) is a method employed by Islamic jurists to solve problems that find no clear answer in sacred religious texts. Maslaha and Istislah are sharia legal terminology.
Madhhab
A madhhab (way to act,, pl. label) refers to any school of thought within Islamic jurisprudence. Maslaha and madhhab are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia and Islamic jurisprudence.
Maliki school
The Maliki school or Malikism (translit) is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.
Maqasid
Maqasid (مقاصد) or maqāṣid al-sharīʿa (goals or objectives of sharia) is an Islamic legal doctrine.
Muhammad
Muhammad (570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam.
Muhammad Abduh
Muḥammad ʿAbduh (1849 – 11 July 1905) (also spelled Mohammed Abduh, محمد عبده) was an Egyptian Islamic scholar, judge, and Grand Mufti of Egypt.
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Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Sulaymān al-Tamīmī (2; 1703–1792) was a Sunni Muslim scholar, theologian, preacher, activist, religious leader, jurist, and reformer from Najd in central Arabia, considered as the eponymous founder of the so-called Wahhabi movement.
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Muslim Brotherhood
The Society of the Muslim Brothers (جماعة الإخوان المسلمين), better known as the Muslim Brotherhood (الإخوان المسلمون) is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt by Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna in 1928.
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Najm al-Din al-Tufi
Najm ad-Dīn Abū r-Rabīʿ Sulaymān ibn ʿAbd al-Qawī aṭ-Ṭūfī (نجمالدين أبو الربيع سليمان بن عبد القوي الطوفي) was a Hanbali scholar and student of Ibn Taymiyyah.
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Principles of Islamic jurisprudence
Principles of Islamic jurisprudence (translit) are traditional methodological principles used in Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) for deriving the rulings of Islamic law (sharia). Maslaha and principles of Islamic jurisprudence are Islamic jurisprudence.
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Prophets and messengers in Islam
Prophets in Islam (translit) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God's message on Earth and serve as models of ideal human behaviour.
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Qiyas
In Islamic jurisprudence, qiyas (قياس) is the process of deductive analogy in which the teachings of the hadith are compared and contrasted with those of the Quran, in order to apply a known injunction (nass) to a new circumstance and create a new injunction. Maslaha and qiyas are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia and Islamic jurisprudence.
Quran
The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God (Allah).
Shafi'i school
The Shafi'i school or Shafi'ism (translit) is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.
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Sharia
Sharia (sharīʿah) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and hadith. Maslaha and Sharia are Islamic jurisprudence.
Sunnah
In Islam,, also spelled (سنة), is the traditions and practices of the Islamic prophet Muhammad that constitute a model for Muslims to follow.
Ummah
(أُمَّة) is an Arabic word meaning "nation". Maslaha and Ummah are Arabic words and phrases in Sharia.
See also
Sharia legal terminology
- Ahkam
- Baligh
- Batil
- Cross-amputation
- Fahisha
- Fard
- Fasiq
- Fitna (word)
- Haram
- Haya (Islam)
- Hirabah
- Ibadah
- Ijtihad
- Istishhad
- Istislah
- Jihad
- Khilwa
- Khums
- Makruh
- Maslaha
- Mofsed-e-filarz
- Mubah
- Mukataba
- Mukhtasar
- Mustahabb
- Nafaqah
- Nisab
- Qada (Islamic term)
- Qisas
- Shura
- Sukuk
- Taghut
- Taqiyya
- Thawab
- Ulu'l-amr
- Zina
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslaha
Also known as Maslaha mursala, Maslahah.