Book contents
- Islamic Law in Context
- Islamic Law in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Islamic Legal Theory (Uṣūl al-Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Part I
- Chapter 2 The Foundation of Analogy
- Chapter 3 The Insufficiency of Concomitance Alone
- Chapter 4 Selections from al-Manthūr fī l-Qawāʿid of Badr al-Dīn al-Zarkashī (d. 794/1392)
- Chapter 5 ‘Is Every Mujtahid Correct?’ and the Implications of Holding Incorrect Theological Beliefs for one’s Fate in the Hereafter, from the Qawānīn al-Uṣūl of Mīrzā al-Qummī (d. 1231/1816)
- Chapter 6 The ‘Innovation’ of Legal School Affiliation
- Part II Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Part III Legal Opinions (Fatwās)
- Part IV Court Judgments and Other Court Documentation
- Part V Judicial Manuals and Reference Books
- Part VI Alternative Sources for Islamic Legal Studies
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
Chapter 5 - ‘Is Every Mujtahid Correct?’ and the Implications of Holding Incorrect Theological Beliefs for one’s Fate in the Hereafter, from the Qawānīn al-Uṣūl of Mīrzā al-Qummī (d. 1231/1816)
from Part I - Islamic Legal Theory (Uṣūl al-Fiqh) and Related Genres
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 November 2024
- Islamic Law in Context
- Islamic Law in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Islamic Legal Theory (Uṣūl al-Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Part I
- Chapter 2 The Foundation of Analogy
- Chapter 3 The Insufficiency of Concomitance Alone
- Chapter 4 Selections from al-Manthūr fī l-Qawāʿid of Badr al-Dīn al-Zarkashī (d. 794/1392)
- Chapter 5 ‘Is Every Mujtahid Correct?’ and the Implications of Holding Incorrect Theological Beliefs for one’s Fate in the Hereafter, from the Qawānīn al-Uṣūl of Mīrzā al-Qummī (d. 1231/1816)
- Chapter 6 The ‘Innovation’ of Legal School Affiliation
- Part II Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Part III Legal Opinions (Fatwās)
- Part IV Court Judgments and Other Court Documentation
- Part V Judicial Manuals and Reference Books
- Part VI Alternative Sources for Islamic Legal Studies
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
Summary
This chapter presents the discussion of whether every mujtahid is correct (hal kull mujtahid muṣīb?) as found in al-Qawānīn al-Muḥkama fī l-Uṣūl of Abū al-Qāsim b. Muḥammad al-Ḥasan al-Shaftī al-Qummī (d. 1231/1816). In particular, it explores the implications of this largely legal question for theology and otherworldly salvation (i.e. soteriology). Taṣwīb theories of ijtihād (sometimes called ‘infallibilist’ theories) commonly held that in the absence of definitive evidence all suitably determined opinions are correct. Takhṭiʾa (‘fallibilist’ theories) held that the correct position was only ever one, and ijtihād was a fallible attempt to discover this one correct position. Ultimately both positions allowed for some legitimate diversity in scholarly opinion on matters of law. The implications of this legal epistemology informed Muslim ideas about the implications of holding incorrect theological beliefs.
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- Islamic Law in ContextA Primary Source Reader, pp. 58 - 69Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024