Advanced Legal Studies Institute

Advanced Legal Studies Institute ALSI was established in 1997 to promote research in Islamic law and in the laws prevailing in Muslim countries, especially in Pakistan.

14/08/2026

Distinction between a muqallid and a faqeeh | Jurisprudence
Understand the distinction between a Muqallid and a Faqeeh, why the Faqeeh goes beyond blind following to interpret the bases of Mujtahid texts, and how their relationship mirrors that of a client and a lawyer in modern law.

07/08/2026

Distinction between ijtihad and taqleed | Jurisprudence
Understand the distinction between Ijtihad and Taqleed, why true Ijtihad always stays within the texts of the Quran and Sunnah, and how Taqleed parallels the common law system of lower courts following higher court precedents.

31/07/2026

Distinction between mujtahid and faqeeh | Jurisprudence
Understand the distinction between Mujtahid and Faqeeh, how the Faqeeh derives law from classical manuals while remaining a Muqallid, and why today's Faqeeh develops law through reasoning from principles and precedents settled by earlier Mujtahids.

24/07/2026

Distinction between shariah and fiqh | Jurisprudence
Understand the real distinction between Shariah and Fiqh, why Shariah carries a wider meaning that includes both law and Aqeedah, and why the true source of Islamic law is ultimately Allah Almighty Himself.

17/07/2026

General sources and specific sources | Jurisprudence
Understand the difference between general and specific sources in Islamic law, how the Hanafi school derives law from both Daleel Ijmalee and Daleel Tafseeli, and why insisting on specific evidence alone prevents the use of Maqasid al-Shariah.

10/07/2026

Shariah versus fiqh-iv | Jurisprudence
Discover how majority schools including Imam Ghazali answer the Shariah versus Fiqh debate, why every Mujtahid is considered right in their Fiqh, and how the "pick and choose" movement has weakened the boundaries and methodologies of classical Islamic schools.

03/07/2026

Shariah versus fiqh-iii | Jurisprudence
Understand how the Hanafi school answers the Shariah versus Fiqh debate, why they believe only one right answer exists in Islamic law, and how this view remarkably parallels Dworkin's right answer thesis in Western jurisprudence.

26/06/2026

Shariah versus fiqh-ii | Jurisprudence
Discover how early Muslim jurists maintain authority through their schools despite attempts to undermine them, why labeling Shariah as an unattainable ideal is used to cast aside classical jurisprudence, and how the Hanafi school and majority scholars answer these doubts.

12/06/2026

Shariah versus fiqh-i | Jurisprudence
Understand the critical difference between Shariah and Fiqh, why Western audiences are misled into viewing Shariah as an unattainable ideal, and why holding Muslims liable under a man-made version of law contradicts Allah's justice.

08/06/2026

Islamic jurisprudence as the general theory of Islamic law | Jurisprudence
Discover how Islamic Jurisprudence mirrors Dworkin's general theory of law, how Usool al-Fiqh combines normative and conceptual parts through Ijtihad, Takhreej, and Takleef, and why this makes it a complete legal system.

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