1.

Introduction to Usul al-Fiqh

2.

The First Source of Shari’ah: The Qur’an

3.

The Sunnah

4.

Rules of Interpretation I: Deducing the Law from its Sources

5.

Rules of Interpretation II: al-Dalalat (Textual Implications)

6.

Commands and Prohibitions

7.

Naskh (Abrogation)

8.

Ijma’ (Consensus of Opinion)

9.

Qiyas (Analogical Deduction)

10.

Revealed Laws Preceding the Shari’ah of Islam

11.

The Fatwa of a Companion

12.

Istihsan (Equity in Islamic Law)

13.

Maslahah Mursalah (Considerations of Public Interest)

14.

Urf (Custom)

15.

Istishab (Presumption of Continuity)

16.

Sadd al-Dhara’i’ (Blocking the Means)

17.

Hukm Shar’i (Law or Value of Shari’ah)

18.

Conflict of Evidences

19.

Ijtihad (Personal Reasoning)

20.

A New Scheme for Usul al-Fiqh