Iyad al-Sulami
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Iyad al-Sulami (Iyad ibn Nami ibn 'Iwad al-Sulami) is a contemporary Saudi scholar of Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) and a professor at the College of Sharia in Riyadh, known for his handbook Usul al-Fiqh alladhi la yasa' al-faqih jahluhu (Principles of Jurisprudence that a Jurist Cannot Afford to Ignore) .
Academic Career and Contributions
In 1406 AH (1985–1986 CE), al-Sulami completed his doctoral dissertation at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, contributing to the critical edition of Shihab al-Din al-Qarafi's Nafa'is al-usul fi sharh al-Mahsul (Treasures of Legal Principles: A Commentary on al-Mahsul) by editing its first part, alongside 'Abd al-Karim al-Namlah and 'Abd al-Rahman al-Mutayr, who prepared the remaining sections .
He subsequently served as a professor in the Department of Usul al-Fiqh at the university's College of Sharia, where he taught and supervised graduate research in Islamic jurisprudence and legal methodology . In 1415 AH (1994–1995 CE), he published Tahrir al-maqal fima tasiḥḥu nisbatuhu lil-mujtahid min al-aqwal (Clarifying the Discourse on What May Be Soundly Ascribed to a Jurist of Opinions) . In 1426 AH (2005 CE), he authored Usul al-Fiqh alladhi la yasa' al-faqih jahluhu, designed as an accessible, intermediate manual summarizing the core principles of legal theory required for practical jurisprudence while clarifying common points of confusion and trimming protracted theoretical debates .
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Usul al-Fiqh alladhi la yasa al-Faqih jahluhu (Principles of Jurisprudence that a Jurist Cannot Afford to Ignore) is a contemporary handbook on Islamic legal theory. Designed as a medium-sized textbook, it gathers the core questions of usul al-fiqh in clear language, using illustrative examples to present legal theory as an instrumental discipline directly integrated with substantive jurisprudence.