The Method Used in the Work “Fatāwá Qāḍīkhān”

Abstract

After Fakhr al-Dīn Ozjandi and his students developed the main rules of method of the Ḥanafī school, the previous scholars, such as Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī, Al- Ḫaṣṣāf, Aṭ-Ṭaḥāwī and al-Karkhī, created a set of rules of method by collecting the rules introduced by the founders of the school. A scholar like Fakhr al-Dīn Ozjandi, who is discussed in the article, comprehensively explained the rules and principles introduced by the previous scholars. He substantiated them, supported them with the most authentic sayings, and explained them. Most importantly, he divided this information into the most appropriate chapters and sections and wrote unparalleled works that teach the science of ʾuṣūl al-Fiqh of the Ḥanafī school. This article discusses the most prominent scholar of the last generation of the Ḥanafī school of thought and the scientific legacy he left behind.