Al-Risala: Treatise on the Foundations of Islamic Jurisprudence

Imam Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (trans. M. Khadduri) — The earliest surviving work of legal theory in Islam, establishing the methodology of deriving rulings from revelation and analogy.

Author: Imam Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (trans. M. Khadduri) Publication Year: 1961 Source: Internet Archive Category: Islamic Studies The earliest surviving work of legal theory in Islam, establishing the methodology of deriving rulings from revelation and analogy.