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Usul al-Sarakhsi (Part Two)

In this second course, we continue our reading of the Uṣūl al-fiqh work of the celebrated Shams al-Aʾimma Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Abī Sahl al-Sarakhṣī (d. c. 483/1090) known simply as Uṣūl al-Sarakhṣī. 

Instructor:

  • Shaykh Dr Sohail Hanif

Original price was: £499.00.Current price is: £449.00. — or £170.00 / month for 3 months

Start Date: 4th January 2026

Frequency: Sundays (Weekly)

Language of Instruction: English

Level: Masterclass

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Prerequisites: An intermediate study of Ḥanafī Fiqh through the study of at least two or more primers and/or commentaries.

Programme Duration: ~40 Weeks (exc. scheduled breaks)

Timings: 3.30pm EST | 8.30pm BST (1.5 Hours)

Overview

Al-Sarakhṣī’s Uṣūl work alongside the Uṣūl al-Bazdawī formed the two source texts for the renowned Manār al-Anwār of al-Nasafī (d. 710/1310). It can be argued that al-Sarakhṣī’s work is clearer in organisation and explanation than the works of al-Bazdawī and al-Nasafī. The book thus gives the student a strong, clear foundation in Ḥanafī uṣūl al-fiqh.

In this second course, we will complete the investigations pertaining to language that make up approximately half of the book. Students will be expected to explain the relevant sections of the Manār, thus undertaking a complete coverage of the Manār alongside Uṣūl al-Sarakhṣī. Students will also be encouraged to read the relevant sections of Uṣūl al-Bazdawī to highlight and analyse any discrepancies between the two works. The student will complete the course with a strong grasp of Ḥanafī legal theory and epistemology and be able to apply this understanding to legal reasoning, Qurʾānic interpretation, and the study of commentary works from the Ḥanafī legal tradition. Recordings and resources shall be available on the course homepage and forums.

Topics: ʿAzīma/Rukhṣa; Khāṣṣ/ʿĀmm/Mushtarak/Muʾawwal; Ẓāhir/Naṣṣ/Mufassar/Muḥkam; Khafī/Mushkil/Mujmal/Mutashābih; Ḥaqīqa/Majāz; Ṣarīḥ/Kināya; Maʿānī al-Ḥurūf; ʿIbārat al-Naṣṣ/Ishārat al-Naṣṣ/Dalālat al-Naṣṣ/Muqtaḍā al-Naṣṣ

About Instructor: Dr Sohail is the Chief Executive of the National Zakat Foundation and associate lecturer at Cambridge Muslim College. He previously held the position of BA Manager and Lecturer at Cambridge Muslim College and has also held the position of Head of Sciences at Qasid Arabic Institute in Amman. He studied extensively with traditional scholars and holds a PhD from Oxford University. His PhD thesis, which explores Islamic legal epistemology, won the 2019 prize of the British Association for Islamic Studies. He has lectured widely on Islamic law and Qur’anic studies in academic, public and traditional settings. He is presently a Hanafi fiqh teacher at the Irshad Centre for Hanafi Studies where he teaches the Hidaya of al-Marghinani, the Usul of al-Sarakhsi, and previously taught the Sharh Kitab al-Hiyal of Imam al-Sarakhsi. In tafsir he is a student of Sh ‘Ali Hani al-‘Aqrabawi.

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