The Relationship Between Islamic Law and Philosophy

Legal schools had to develop sophisticated ideas about language in order to determine which objects a given Quranic word might refer to. The method of establishing authoritative chains for the reports of Hadith was an attempt to lay down conditions for certain knowledge on the basis of testimony. Some legal views also imply or presuppose moral principles, he says. These sorts of methodological and philosophical issues were at stake in debates between the schools of Islamic law.