Following and Leaning upon the Prophetic Traditions in Resolving the Ijtihadi Issues: A Case Study of al-Sanusi’s Thought
Abstract
The Sanusiyya movement is considered one of the most
important revival movements that played a significant role not
only in the jihad against the colonital powers by integrating
the Bedouin tribes of Libya and Sahara but also in the revival
of Islamic thoughts by reconstructing the Islamic knowledge.
Shaykh Muhammad al-Sanusi, the founder of the Sanusiyya,
was an established scholar in Islamic sciences who had
composed significant writings on various dimensions of
Islamic Studies. This paper aims to understand his theory of
Ijtihad as described in his magnum opus Iqaz al-wasnan. He
criticizes the blind imitation and asserts that a Muhtahid
should follow the Sunnah and Hadith for resolving the
contemporary issues while blind following of an established
mazahib cannot be allowed for a jurist who knows the sources
of Islamic law. He argues that blind imitation is only
permissible for a layman and jurists must follow the hadith.
This paper will help the reader to understand the ijtihadi
thought of Shaykh al-Sanusi.
Prof. Ghulam Shams-ur-Rehman. (2019) اجتہادی مسائل میں حدیث نبوی سے اخذ و استناد: شیخ محمدبن علی سنوسی کے افکار کا خصوصی مطالعہ, AFKĀR (Journal of Islamic & Religious Studies) , Volume 3, Issue 2.
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