The objectives of sharia rules and principles Rule of (Things depend on their purposes)

Abstract

The objectives of sharia rules and principles

Rule of (Things depend on their purposes)

Prepared by Dr. Ali Samoh

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Islamic Science, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Thailand

There is no doubt that we are living in an age of extensive knowledge and globalization, which causes the appearance of new and strange ijtihad -independent reasoning - related to dawah methodology issues and its means. For example, the method may be legitimate, but it is not appropriate for the specific situation or place and could lead to great harm. Therefore, the need for the correction and regulation of ijtihad according to the objectives of Sharia rules and principles.

One aspect that contributes to regulating these ijtihad and its issues that align with the teachings of Islam is to adapt the objectives of sharia rules and principles, one of these principles is “Things depend on their purposes”, and how to utilize this in dawah implementations. This study aims to introduce the objectives of sharia rules and principles, and how this important to preachers, with the elaboration of its implementations.

Keywords: objectives of Sharia, da’wah, applications, Things are depends on their purposes