Islamic Jurisprudence - A historical perspective

Ash Shaikh Mir Asedullah Quadri

The Islamic schools of thoughts were developed as a natural evolution during Islamic History. When Judges were sent by the Federal Government to the newly acquired territories, they faced a totally new environment and new issues to deal with in these territories. They tried to base their decisions on Quran and act according to Sunnah. However, when they could not relate a clear evidence about a specific case in both these resources, they had to judge cases as per their jurisprudence acumen based on Islamic Sharia. This practice was later known as ‘Opinion or Analogical Reasoning’ (Ra’y and Qiyas). We have briefly described in this book the historical perspective of Islamic Jurisprudence (الفقه الإسلامي).