The Principle of Istishab (Presumption of Continuity)This is one of the fundamental principles of legal deduction, even if it does not have a wide latitude like other principles. In general,...
The Principle of Istihsan (Discretion)There are many sources which state that Malik used to employ istihsan. Al-Qarafi mentioned that sometimes he used to give fatwa on the...
Customs ('Adat) and Customary Usage ('Urf)Custom is a matter on which a community of people agree in the course of their daily life, and common usage is an action which is...
The Principle of Means (adh-Dhara'i')This is another of the principles on which Imam Malik often relied when deriving judgements and in that respect Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal...
The Principle of al-Masalih al-Mursala (Considerations of Public Interest)The great majority of scholars of ethics incline to the view that the governing measure of all that is good and evil in any action is the...
On Scientific Miracles in The QuranIn the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most-Merciful All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our master,...