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Book Review: Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah: A Civilizational Perspective Mazen Hashem, London & Washington: The International Institute of Islamic Thought, 1445 AH / 2023 CE. xix + 219 pp.
Published 2025-07-31
Keywords
- Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah, Civilizational Theory (ʿUmrān), Institutional Ethics, Islamic Legal Reform, Contemporary Muslim Societies
How to Cite
Anis Malik Thoha. (2025). Book Review: Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah: A Civilizational Perspective Mazen Hashem, London & Washington: The International Institute of Islamic Thought, 1445 AH / 2023 CE. xix + 219 pp. IJUS | International Journal of Umranic Studies, 8(2), 85–86. Retrieved from https://unissa.edu.bn/journal/index.php/ijus/article/view/1244
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Copyright NoticeAbstract
In Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah: A Civilizational Perspective, Hashem reimagines Islamic legal theory as a civilizational force, rooted in ethical purpose and responsive to contemporary global challenges. Drawing from classical jurists such as al-Shāṭibī and using the inductive method (istiqrāʾ), Hashem aligns the maqāṣid (objectives of Sharīʿah) with Ibn Khaldūn’s notion of ʿumrān (civilizational vitality), proposing that Sharīʿah’s role extends far beyond law into institution-building and social ethics (p. viii).
References
- Hashem, M. (2023). Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah: A civilizational perspective. London & Washington: The International Institute of Islamic Thought.
