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Methods of Contemporary Fundamentalist Issues

Course Description: The course includes the rules of understanding Islamic texts, the flaws in inferring from Islamic legal principles, contemporary doubts about the principles of inference, ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) and fatwas (religious rulings), following dispensations, and adopting minority opinions.

Credit hours: 3

Objectives of the course :

The student will learn contemporary issues in Usul al-Fiqh and their origins, and will understand the rules of interpreting legal texts, the principles of legal reasoning, the guidelines for issuing fatwas, and the pitfalls of fatwas in the current era.

Course outputs :

Knowledge and understanding:
1- That the student accurately identifies the rules and principles for understanding religious texts.
2- The student will deeply identify contemporary usul trends.
To proficiently classify the controls and pitfalls of issuing fatwas in the present era.
4. The student connects license tracking with adopting fringe opinions.
Skills:
1- The student accurately distinguishes the rules and controls of understanding religious texts.
2. The student discusses the controls of fatwa and the pitfalls of fatwa in the present era.
3- The student will deeply compare contemporary fundamentalist approaches.
Values, autonomy and responsibility:
1. Politeness towards scholars and those who share their views among your teachers and colleagues.
2. To deal with offenders positively.
3. The ability to take responsibility and be honest when presenting and critiquing the statements of others.

Additional information:

Course Topics:
Rules and controls for understanding religious texts: (Understanding the text in light of other texts, in light of the denotation of its wording, and according to the understanding of the righteous predecessors...).
Rules for inferring from Islamic texts.
Contemporary fundamentalist trends.
The flaws in inferring from Islamic legal principles.
Contemporary doubts about the sources of Islamic jurisprudence (the Quran, the Sunnah, consensus, and analogical reasoning).
The historicity of the text – the interpretation of legal texts and its contemporary impact.
Ambiguous evidence.
The role of intellect in religious texts.
Conflict of interest and text.
Regulations for Issuing Fatwas and Pitfalls of Fatwas in the Present Era.
Collective ijtihad, and fiqh councils. .
The impact of customs on Sharia rulings.
Fatwa on modern communication methods.
Facilitation in Fatwas: Rulings and Controls.
Tracking licenses and taking dissenting opinions.
Argument from contradiction.
The Impact of Modern Computing, Technology, and Artificial Intelligence on Usul al-Fiqh.

Last updated: 2026-04-15