The principles of Islamic Jursiprudence by Hashim Kamali is a highly useful book for any reader interested in the methodology
of Islamic law.The principles of Islamic
Jurisprudence has always occupied a prominent place in teaching curricula of Islamic Institutions of legal learning. The principles of Ilsmaic jurisprudence is known in arabic terms as usool figh. This embodies the study of the sources of Islamic Law and methodology. This is vital for a proper
understanding of Islamic Law of the Shariah. One might say that usool figh provides a set of criteria for the correct evaluation and understanding of almost any branch of Islamic learning. Compared to the books in arabic language, there is a small number of books in english related to Islamic Law. This bok therefore, is of a valuable guide to any one who does not have proper understanding of Arabic language but however wish to research the basics of Islamic Law.
This bookstarts with the introduction of Usool fiqh. Thereafter it explains the components of usool fiqh in the preceding chapters. In this regard, for each component a seperate chapter is devoted. For instance, the first component of usool fiqh is Qur''an in which laws are derived. So, this is discussed in a seperate chapter. Likewise, another chapter is devoted for the sunnah of the Prophet, which is the second component of usool fiqh and by which rulings or laws of Islamic Law is derived. The author has explained the principles of jurisprudence in an easy and comprehensive manner.