Browsing by Author "Qasmi, Mohammad Shakaib"

This research undertakes the study, analysis and evaluation of a number of new and unprecedented events about which Shaykh Mufti Muhammad Shafi'al-'Uthmani had made ijtihad. The present researcher tries to compare his judgments and ijtihad on certain issues with other scholars' judgments to reach the preferred opinion. To do so, the research discusses 'Uthmani's methods to deal with new juristic issues. For this purpose, the research used inductive, analytical, critical, and comparative methods. The researcher concludes that Shaykh 'Uthmani applied a specific method when he addressed issues about which there is specific Shari' ah textual evidence, and that is: he studied texts of the Qur'an and hadith comprehensively; then, determined the intended meaning with the support from commentaries of the Qur'an. Moreover, he focused much on mentioning Hanafi scholars' opinions regarding the issues in question, in addition to other scholars' views. Shaykh al- 'Uthmani's made use of statements from classical texts in explicating the I:Ianafi position on issues about which he was asked to give fatwa. As for 'Uthmani's method to address new juristic issues, he gathered all verses and alhadith, and consulted with experts and Islamic scholars. Formation of a board to solve new juristic issues can be seen among one of 'Uthmani's efforts in this regard.

Al-Imam al-‘Allamah Anwar Shah Kashmiri is considered one of the widely known and well-respected Islamic scholars inside and outside India. Allah (SWT) has granted him varieties of academic capability. He has developed deep insights into a number of intellectual disciplines and knowledge, including astronomy, astrology, medicine, land-survey, mathematics and Hadith studies. But the most prominent contribution for which he earned his fame in the academia is his work “Fayd al-Bari” in the field of Hadith interpretation. It represents his commentary of al-Bukhari’s Hadith work “Sahih”, comprising summary of “Fath al-Bari” by Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani and that of “’Umdat al-Qari” by Badr al-Din al-‘Ayni, besides his own new commentary of Hadith along with critical overtones. This thesis is an attempt to have deep insights into Anwar Shah Kashmiri’s highly intellectual contribution to the commentary of Hadith and his position among his contemporaries as well as the methodology he applied in hadith commentary. For this task the researcher has used three methodologies: inductive, analytical and critical. The conclusions arrived at in this research, among others, are: Anwar Shah Kashmiri deserves greater recognition in the Islamic world due to his unique contributions. His methodology in Hadith commentary is unique and his arguments for new interpretation of Hadith are quite novel and highly strong.