The Method of Discovering Islamic Theory from the Religious Texts and Resources

Document Type : علمی - پژوهشی

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Associate professor at Imam Khomeini Educational Research Institute

Abstract

The Method of theory making, in general, and the method of discovering Islamic theory from the religious texts and resources, in particular, is a most important concerns of Muslims contemporary researchers. This paper answers the question "How can to discover an Islamic theory from the religious texts and resources?" The author aims to provide a new and valid method about this issue. Thus in addition of reference to the main epistemological and religious assumptions of the debate, with a comprehensive view of the Islamic thought and the use of case studies, as well as with the use of analytical methods, a nine -step process has been provided to discover the Islamic theory from the religious texts and resources. The significant achievements of this paper are (1) providing a modified model of Ijtihad; (2) providing a method for discovering Islamic theory; (3)having a systematic and comprehensive view of the Ijtihad’s method; (4) to pay attention to the role of Islamic criteria about various territories as well as the Islamic rules governing human life in the process of the discovery of Islamic theory

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Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities
Volume 24, Issue 94
June 2018
Pages 7-22

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