Taḥsīn & Taqbīḥ: Reason, Revelation, and the Foundations of Islamic Morality

Before delving into the primary evidences of Islamic law—namely the Qur’an, Sunnah, Ijmāʿ, and Qiyās—classical scholars of uṣūl al-fiqh established a series of foundational discussions known as mabādiʾ. These preliminaries serve to prepare the student intellectually and methodologically for understanding how legal rulings are derived.