How are current trends of problem-solving resemble the method of old age?
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A fundamental science is hidden behind every law book, whether religious or secular. Terms such as principles, collaborations, and analogy have been in professional life for centuries, but it’s becoming increasingly important as time goes on. The significance of applications of different methodologies has been noted in many books. Still, every human has ingrained creativity that brings ideas on which the purpose of a human being created by the merciful God of the universe and beyond.
Many great orientalists derive fundamental rules. Those rules are foundations and work even though everything is changed around us, and no one can deny the fact. These principles allowed us to travel miles in aircraft, communicate over long distances, and make our home comforts that you cannot count. Similarly, Islamic law’s first source is the Holy Quran, the book of devotions, morals, and rules. Even though it is centuries old, the rules are applicable. One of the big ones is virtues and morals, which cannot be found in the book of science. So, Holy Quran forms the first source of Islamic law.
When one of the orientalists discovers something, it is carried over to the next generations of orientalists. The fundamental principle does not change; a new orientalist always refers back to basics. Similarly, under Islamic law, the next source is the Hadith, the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam, i.e., Peace and blessing be upon him). When clarification is needed, Muslims refer to Hadith without negating the Holy Quran’s fundamentals.
It’s impossible to discover everything by one orientalist, and so many literature discoveries require collaboration to understand further and reach a consensus. Sometimes, they must come up with a consensus (called “Ejma” in Arabic) to further progress with ideas. Similarly, the third Islamic source is Ejma (i.e., the consensus of companions and community). When there is no clear evidence found for problems in the first and second sources, Muslims refer to the third source, Ejma.
If the consensus does not work, the last thing remaining is the analogical deductions (called “Qiyas” in Arabic). Orientalism has applied many analogical ideas. Similarly, the Islamic jurist utilized the analogical deductions methodology.
So, to conclude, Islamic jurists have used this methodology in deducing the principles of the Islamic faith, which closely resembles the methodology used by contemporary orientalists and authors. One of the most complex areas; is Islamic inheritance law, which extensively uses mathematics, consensus, and analogy. You can further expand your knowledge by visiting Wassiyyah, a modern Islamic estate planning company that provides learning resources and services for communities worldwide.