Doctrine of Necessity (In Islamic Jurispridence)
Islamic law is derived through Islamic jurisprudence, which is basically and principally pillared/sourced on Qur’an, the divine revelation (the words of the Almighty ALLAH) and the Sunnha (Prophetic Traditions) the words and the practice of the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) and it is called the basic source of law in Islamic Law. And thereafter the sources seconding to the basic pillars are as Ijma (Consensus) and Qiyas (Qiyas, the application of rule by analogy). There after the Ijti had (Juristic consensus of opinion of the imam’s mujtahid,) Istihsan (juristic preference), Maslahah Mursalah (Public Interest), Urf (Custom), Istishab (presumption of existence or non-existence of facts Presumption of Continuity), Sadd al-Dhara’I (Blocking the Means), Ijtihad (exercise of independent reasoning by Imam/ Mujtahid).
