AL-MARGHINANI’S JURISPRUDENTIAL METHODOLOGY BASED ON THE WORKS BIDAYAT AL-MUBTADI AND AL-HIDAYAH

Agzamova Muhabbatxon Mirtoxirovna

Authors

Agzamova Muhabbatxon Mirtoxirovna Uzbekistan International Academy of Islamic Studies Associate Professor of the Department of “Study of Islamic Studies and Islamic Civilization

Keywords:

Mawarannahr (Transoxiana),, madhhab, fiqh,, uṣūl and furūʿ,, rational proof,, methodology, farāʾiḍ,, fatwā,, scholar (ʿallāma),

Abstract

This article examines the scholarly and intellectual legacy of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence that emerged in the Mawarannahr (Transoxiana) region, as well as its influence on subsequent centuries of juridical thought, through the example of Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani (d. 593/1197). The study elucidates al-Marghinani’s juristic legacy, with particular emphasis on the historical development, source foundations, internal structure, and methodological characteristics of his works Bidayat al-Mubtadi and its commentary, al-Hidayah. The article demonstrates how al-Hidayah reflects a systematic exposition of legal issues through the integration of transmitted (naqli) and rational (aqli) evidences, the orderly presentation of intra-madhhab juristic disagreements, and, where relevant, comparative engagement with Maliki and Shafi‘i legal opinions, thereby underscoring its connection to the tradition of ʿilm al-khilaf (the science of juristic disagreement). Furthermore, the study analyzes the function of the technical terminology employed in referencing legal sources and explores how these terminological conventions establish an intertextual framework linking various juristic texts.

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