Istihsan - The Doctrine of Juristic Preference in Islamic Law Arabic ” –Seyyed Hossein Nasr

” –Seyyed Hossein Nasr

or why Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch told his students at Cambridge that 'of all the books written in these hundred years there is perhaps none you can more profitably thumb and ponder

Muslims have been amply forewarned about these days

Consisting of four chapters

the first a booklet on education that was quite influent in both Christian schools and especially homeschooling

Istihsan - The Doctrine of Juristic Preference in Islamic Law Arabic ” –Seyyed Hossein NasrThis work constitutes a critical analysis of classical and modern aspects of the concept of istihsan (juristic preference), an important principle in Islamic legal legislation throughout history. Although there has been many research works on the subject, it still requires further investigation on the role and nature of istihsan with regard to a combination of classical and modern approaches. Consisting of four chapters, the author begins by