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Islamic law --- Istiṣlāḥ (Islamic law) --- Shāṭibī, Ibrāhīm ibn Mūsá, - -1388

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Focusing on writings of legal theory by leading jurisprudents from al-Jassas (d. 370/980) to al-Shatibi (d. 790/1388), this study traces the Islamic discourse on legal change. It looks at the concept of maslaha (people's well-being) as a method of extending and adapting God's law, showing how it evolves from an obscure legal principle to being interpreted as the all-encompassing purpose of God's law. Discussions on maslaha's epistemology, its role in the law-finding process, the limits of human investigation into divine commands, and the delineation of the sphere of religious law in Muslim society highlight the interplay between law, theology, logic, and politics that make maslaha a viable vehicle of legal change up to the present. --Book Jacket.

Istiṣlāḥ (Islamic law) --- Common good --- Public interest law --- Islamic law --- Civil law (Islamic law) --- Law, Arab --- Law, Islamic --- Law in the Qurʼan --- Sharia (Islamic law) --- Shariʻah (Islamic law) --- Law, Oriental --- Law, Semitic --- Law, Public interest --- Pro bono publico legal services --- Public interest --- Practice of law --- Cause lawyers --- Legal services --- Good, Common --- Public good --- Political science --- Consensus (Social sciences) --- Justice --- Maṣāliḥ al-mursalah (Islamic law) --- Maṣlaḥah (Islamic law) --- Public interest (Islamic law) --- Qiyās (Islamic law) --- History. --- Interpretation and construction --- Law and legislation --- 297.15 --- 297.15 Islam: ethiek; religieuze wetten --- Islam: ethiek; religieuze wetten --- History --- Interpretation and construction&delete& --- Istiṣlāḥ (Islamic law). --- Istiṣlāḥ (Islamic law).