Ahmad al-Raysuni
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Ahmad al-Raysuni is a contemporary Moroccan jurist and scholar of Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh), known for his research on the higher objectives of Islamic law (maqasid al-shari'ah) .
Scholarly Focus and Thought
Al-Raysuni is counted among the modern scholars who engaged in the systematic methodological reformulation of maqasid al-shari'ah, analyzing principles scattered across classical legal theory, jurisprudence, hadith, and Quranic exegesis, alongside the contributions of figures such as Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi and Muhammad al-Tahir ibn 'Ashur . In his major study Nazariyat al-Maqasid 'inda al-Imam al-Shatibi (The Theory of Higher Objectives According to Imam al-Shatibi), he investigated the historical development of maqasid thought among earlier legal theorists and within the Maliki school, analyzed al-Shatibi's theoretical framework, and addressed the methodological avenues of objective-oriented legal reasoning (masalik al-ijtihad al-maqasidi) .
In another legal-theoretical inquiry, Nazariyat al-Taqrib wa-al-Taghlib wa-Tatbiqatuha fi al-'Ulum al-Islamiyyah (The Theory of Approximation and Preponderance and its Applications in Islamic Sciences), published in Morocco in 1994, he examined the underlying causes of individual rulings and sought general overarching principles that connect specific legal, hadith, and exegetical issues .
Beyond his research and academic writing, al-Raysuni has also held institutional leadership roles, including serving as the head of the Association of Sunni Scholars (Rabitat 'Ulama' Ahl al-Sunnah) .
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Nazariyat al-Maqasid inda al-Imam al-Shatibi (The Theory of Higher Objectives According to Imam al-Shatibi) is an academic study in Islamic legal theory dedicated to analyzing and reconstructing the maqasid theory developed by the eighth-century Andalusian jurist Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi. Originating as a thesis examining al-Shatibi's thought in al-Muwafaqat and other writings, it provides a systematic examination of his objective-oriented jurisprudence, traces its historical roots, and evaluates its components.