On this first Friday of Sha’ban 1444, it is with gratitude to God that Fitra Foundation launches the first in a series of posts on #metafiqh in preparation for our introductory publication.
FIQH is deep understanding of Revelation.
فهم دقيق
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FIQH is judging by the scale of divine accountability and action based on sincerity and sound knowledge.
معرفة ما لك وعليك
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FIQH is intelligence bred of giving precedence to prophetic guidance over whim.
عقل نبوي
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FIQH is grasping the sacred objectives underlying legal transactions.
إدراك المقاصد والمعاني
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FIQH is a comprehensive conception of the sacred law.
تصور شامل للشريعة
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FIQH entails placing juristic issues within the grand conception.
تخريج على أصول الإمام
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FIQH is skill and juristic ‘sense’
ملكة فقه النفس
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FIQH is the ability to exercise juristic reasoning to derive verdicts for new scenarios.
إجتهاد في النوازل
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METAFIQH is
the combination of the eight elements of fiqh,
preservation of Tradition without impeding growth,
the combination of methodology and context,
the bridge between the past-traditional and
the future-transcendental.
Metafiqh is innovative Tradition. 9/
The impetus for metafiqh is the stagnation of fatwa literature, the mismatched superimposition of classical rulings upon new contexts, and the complete absence of a knowledge infrastructure from which to initiate madhhab-based procreation.
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In short, the objective of the shari’ah is the realization of human needs within the framework of the divine imperatives. When fatwa is reduced to parroting classical positions, detached from contemporary context, it breaches the objective of the shari’ah.
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Fitra Foundation’s lecture series, “The Anatomy of Sin”, is part of a pioneering study conducted by the Department of Communal Studies.
This study aligns with Fitra Foundation’s mission to “define the elements of individual and communal religious vitality”.
This ‘spiritual diagnostic’ includes an extensive survey requiring travel to several communities. It will not be livestreamed from any location. Communities interested in hosting the lecture series and participating in our study may contact us at fitra.foundation@gmail.com
May Allah’s infinite peace & blessings be upon Rasūlullāh, his pure progeny & folk, along with his gleaming companions, illuminated inheritors, and all loyal followers until the Last Day.
What distinguishes sacred knowledge?
What is metafiqh?
Link in bio.
Allah’s infinite peace & blessings be upon Rasūlullāh, his pure progeny & folk, gleaming companions, illuminated inheritors, and all loyal followers.
Epistemology is a branch of philosophy that deals with the theory of knowledge. Unique and brilliant in its approach, Islamic tradition has its own epistemology.
Devoid of academic doublespeak and highly succinct, these lessons offer a guide to this critical topic, accessible to laymen and experts alike.
The following is an explanation of the positions of the four juristic schools on this issue as well as Fitra Foundation’s official position. In instances of exigency or preponderate benefit, we may take the stance of other juristic schools.
As we approach the holiest month of the Islamic year, we urge all mosques worldwide to harness the spiritual power of qunūt. We pray that, through the unification of believing hearts, turned toward God, in love and solidarity, divine mercy may descend upon the Earth.
Allah’s infinite peace & blessings be upon Rasūlullāh, his pure progeny & folk, gleaming companions, illuminated inheritors, and all loyal followers until the Last Day.
The written version includes important commentary.
“Among the classical exegetes of the Qur’ān, the most censured form of interpretation is that which derives from capricious human impulse (hawā), for it yields a whimsical delusion of being upon guidance while, in actuality…
it is a form of self-confirmation. The objective of reflecting upon the Qur’ānic meanings is to reflect them in our own lives. This is fundamentally different than reflecting our lives (and selves) upon the Qur’ān...