Hidayah
Encyclopedia
Hidāyah is an Arabic word meaning 'guidance' (given by Allah
). It can also refer to guidance from the Qur'an
and according to the Sunnah
.
Al-Hidāyah is the title of a famous Hanafi
juridical work by Burhān al-Dīn ‘Alī ibn Abī Bakr al-Marghīnānī (1152–1197) which is considered widely authoritative as a guide to fiqh
amongst Muslims in Central Asia, Afghanistan and India, and is the basis for much of the Anglo
-Islamic law
in India and Pakistan.
This guidance is believed to have been primarily provided in the form of the Qur’an.
Allah
Allah is a word for God used in the context of Islam. In Arabic, the word means simply "God". It is used primarily by Muslims and Bahá'ís, and often, albeit not exclusively, used by Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and...
). It can also refer to guidance from the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
and according to the Sunnah
Sunnah
The word literally means a clear, well trodden, busy and plain surfaced road. In the discussion of the sources of religion, Sunnah denotes the practice of Prophet Muhammad that he taught and practically instituted as a teacher of the sharī‘ah and the best exemplar...
.
Al-Hidāyah is the title of a famous Hanafi
Hanafi
The Hanafi school is one of the four Madhhab in jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. The Hanafi madhhab is named after the Persian scholar Abu Hanifa an-Nu‘man ibn Thābit , a Tabi‘i whose legal views were preserved primarily by his two most important disciples, Abu Yusuf and Muhammad al-Shaybani...
juridical work by Burhān al-Dīn ‘Alī ibn Abī Bakr al-Marghīnānī (1152–1197) which is considered widely authoritative as a guide to fiqh
Fiqh
Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
amongst Muslims in Central Asia, Afghanistan and India, and is the basis for much of the Anglo
English law
English law is the legal system of England and Wales, and is the basis of common law legal systems used in most Commonwealth countries and the United States except Louisiana...
-Islamic law
Sharia
Sharia law, is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia is derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Quran, and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. Fiqh jurisprudence interprets and extends the application of sharia to...
in India and Pakistan.
This guidance is believed to have been primarily provided in the form of the Qur’an.
External links
- al-Hidaya: A Classical Manual of Hanafi Law - VOLUME 1 author Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani, trans. Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee, 2006
- al-Hidaya: A Classical Manual of Hanafi Law - VOLUME 2 author Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani, trans. Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee, 2008
- Al Hidayah (Organisation)
- Al-Hidayah Mosque Blog(UK)
- Guidance According to the Qur'an and Sunnah
- Agreement/disagreement even within one school of Fiqh: Illustrations from Hidaya