Islamic Jurisprudence and Ethics
Identify the correct description of Shafi'i School.
- A. Analogical reasoning used by jurists to extend an existing Islamic ruling to a new, comparable situation
- B. One of the four major Sunni schools of jurisprudence, founded by Imam al-Shafi'i, known for systematizing the principles of Islamic legal theory ✓
- C. Interest or usury, which is prohibited in Islamic financial dealings
- D. The human scholarly endeavor of understanding and deriving Islamic law from the Quran and Sunnah
Correct answer
B. One of the four major Sunni schools of jurisprudence, founded by Imam al-Shafi'i, known for systematizing the principles of Islamic legal theory
Explanation
'Shafi'i School' refers to one of the four major Sunni schools of jurisprudence, founded by Imam al-Shafi'i, known for systematizing the principles of Islamic legal theory.